言近指远
yán​jìn​zhǐ​yuǎn

simple words with deep meaning

  • created reference approved 言近指远/言近指遠 → 言近旨远/言近旨遠 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    言近指远 / 言近指遠 yán​jìn​zhǐ​yuǎn

    言近旨远 / 言近旨遠 yán​jìn​zhǐ​yuǎn

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  • created sense approved 言近指远/言近指遠 · yán​jìn​zhǐ​yuǎn · simple words with deep meaning — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    言近指远 / 言近指遠

    yán​jìn​zhǐ​yuǎn

    simple words with deep meaning

    Simple or straightforward in language but profound in meaning.

    言 (literal) → 言 · yán · speech 近 (literal) → 近 · jìn · easy to understand 指 (literal) → 指 · zhǐ · intention 远 (literal) → 远/遠 · yuǎn · profound

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

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