言有尽而意无穷
yán​yǒu​jìn'ér​yì​wú​qióng

more is meant than said

  • created sense approved 言有尽而意无穷/言有盡而意無窮 · yán​yǒu​jìn'ér​yì​wú​qióng · more is meant than said — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    言有尽而意无穷 / 言有盡而意無窮

    yán​yǒu​jìn'ér​yì​wú​qióng

    more is meant than said

    The words end but the meaning is infinite; used to describe speech or writing that is concise yet carries a profound and lingering message.

    言 (literal) → 言 · yán · speech 有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · there is 尽 (literal) → 尽/盡 · jìn · to use up 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · but 意 (literal) → 意 · yì · meaning 无穷 (literal) → 无穷/無窮 · wú​qióng · infinite

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

    created sense