It can only be understood, but not explained(zhǐ kě yì huì，bù kě yán chuán)

It can only be understood, but not explained

Taoist philosophy. It means that we can only understand it with our heart, but can't express it with words. It is difficult to explain the mystery of the truth. Sometimes it means that the situation is too delicate to explain.

Word details

The phonetic alphabet is zh ǐ K ě y ì Hu ì, B ù K ě y á NCHU á n, the phonetic notation is ㄓㄎㄜㄧ a ㄏㄨㄟ, ㄅㄨ a ㄎㄜㄢ ㄨㄢ ㄢ, the Chinese Taoist philosophy.

Word correlation

Source it is said in Chuang Tzu's Tiandao that "the meaning that follows cannot be expressed." Later, "only meaning, not words" means only understanding, can not be expressed in language. Liu Dakui of the Qing Dynasty wrote in his treatise on essays: "there is no definite law in how many essays are short and long, and how high and low they are, but how wonderful they are. They can be understood rather than expressed." The beauty of this article can only be understood, but not explained. antonym can only be said, not understood. That is, the literal meaning is clear, but it is difficult to imagine and understand, such as mathematical formula. It also means that the content is empty and has no real meaning.

Chinese PinYin : zhǐ kě yì huì，bù kě yán chuán