xuán​zhī​yòu​xuán

extremely mysterious

  • created reference approved 玄之又玄 → 老子 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    玄之又玄 xuán​zhī​yòu​xuán

    老子 lǎo​zǐ

    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 xuán​zhī​yòu​xuán

    玄而又玄 xuán'ér​yòu​xuán

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 玄之又玄 · xuán​zhī​yòu​xuán · extremely mysterious — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    玄之又玄

    xuán​zhī​yòu​xuán

    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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