ho2 ji5 ji3 wui6 ，bat1 ho2 jin4 cyun4可以意會，不可言傳可以意会，不可言传
Jyutpingho2 ji5 ji3 wui6 ，bat1 ho2 jin4 cyun4
Yalehó yíh yi wuih ，bāt hó yình chyùnh
Definition
can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); mysterious and subtle
Tone guide
T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level
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