created reference approved 玄之又玄 → 老子 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
玄之又玄 xuánzhīyòuxuán
老子 lǎozǐ
see
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created reference approved 玄之又玄 → 玄而又玄 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
玄之又玄 xuánzhīyòuxuán
玄而又玄 xuán'éryòuxuán
synonym
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created sense approved 玄之又玄 · xuánzhīyòuxuán · extremely mysterious — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
玄之又玄
xuánzhīyòuxuán
extremely mysterious
extremely mysterious and abstruse; refers to things that are deep, profound, and difficult to understand. This phrase originally described the mysteries of the Dao in the [[老子|老子|lao3 zi3]].
玄 (literal) → 玄 · xuán · profound 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [intensifier] 又 (literal) → 又 · yòu · and 玄 (literal) → 玄 · xuán · profound
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