ineffable(bù kě yán yù)

ineffable

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ù K ě y á NY ù, meaning can not be explained in words, from "MengXiBiTan · xiangshuyi".

Notes on Idioms

Explain, inform.

The origin of Idioms

Shen Kuo of Song Dynasty wrote in MengXiBiTan xiangshuyi: "the skill can be learned, but it can't be explained."

Idiom usage

It's formal; it's predicate and attributive; it can't be expressed in language. They can't even correctly understand the purpose and significance of art performance, and they don't know for whom or why they should perform art. Artists have become spiritual privates - they do art for themselves, for money, for fame, for awards, for needs, and for art itself Their art then became the art of betraying artistic morality. Look at these poor people. Their names are written on the banners, they dance with themselves, they applaud for themselves, they say goodbye to themselves. Because everything is in some kind of unspeakable "purpose", they become extremely indifferent and selfish, and their art is getting further and further away from the real and noble art. " (Contemporary · yinqian's complete works of yinqian's essays, P. 119) "I hope to see the beautiful face of the woman, the clear air of her words, and the joy of her heart, which is beyond words." (Ming Dynasty, Feng Menglong's "warning to the world" Volume 10)

Chinese PinYin : bù kě yán yù