one 's word does not express his idea
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is C í B ù D á y ì, which means that words and articles can not express the meaning exactly. It's from the wedding ceremony.
Analysis of Idioms
Antonym: the meaning of a word is not reached; antonym: the meaning of a word must be true
Idiom usage
It is used as predicate, object and adverbial; it refers to improper expression examples language muddleheaded, which means words can't reach the meaning. (Volume 12 of tufenglu, written by Zhang Si in Qing Dynasty)
The origin of Idioms
It is said in the book of rites and betrothal gifts that "more words are history, less words are not achievement, and more words are enough to achieve justice."
Chinese PinYin : cí bù dá yì
one 's word does not express his idea
the words still ring in one 's ears. yán yóu zài ěr
Driving thunder and lightning. qū léi cè diàn
make a pillow of one 's spear waiting for daybreak. zhěn gē dài dàn
sounds of crowing cocks and barking dogs were heard around -- two places are very close to each other. jī quǎn xiāng wén
escape on getting wind of the matter. wén fēng ér táo
Save the suffering and avert the disaster. jiù kǔ mǐ zāi