- 言传身教 yánchuánshēnjiào to teach by word and example(idiom) to teach through both verbal instruction and personal example; to educate others through one's own words and actions
- 只可意会，不可言传 zhǐkěyìhuìbùkěyánchuán can be understood but not describedcan only be felt or understood through intuition and experience, but cannot be expressed with words; mysterious and subtle; used to describe profound truths or feelings (from Zhuangzi)
- 可以意会，不可言传 kěyǐyìhuìbùkěyánchuán can be sensed but not explainedcan be understood intuitively but is impossible to describe in words; mysterious and subtle