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言不尽意

yán bù jìn yìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(conventional letter ending) words cannot fully express what is in my heart (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-05a62dcc3e99567e. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

言不盡意 言不尽意 [yan2 bu4 jin4 yi4] /(conventional letter ending) words cannot fully express what is in my heart (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 言不盡意

  • 言
    yán

    words / speech / to say / to talk

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 尽
    jǐn

    to the greatest extent / (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme / to be within the limits of / to give priority to

    jìn

    to use up / to exhaust / to end / to finish / to the utmost / exhausted / finished / to the limit (of sth) / all / entirely

  • 意
    yì

    (bound form) idea / thought / meaning / sense / (bound form) intention / feeling / inclination / state of mind / (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利[Yì dà lì])

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