微言大义
wēi​yán​dà​yì

profound meaning in few words

  • created sense approved 微言大义/微言大義 · wēi​yán​dà​yì · profound meaning in few words — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    微言大义 / 微言大義

    wēi​yán​dà​yì

    profound meaning in few words

    subtle or concise language that conveys a deep or profound meaning; originally used to describe the precise wording of Confucian classics

    wéi​yán​dà​yì

    微言 (literal) → 微言 · wēi​yán · profound words 大义 (literal) → 大义/大義 · dà​yì · gist

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense