意 犹 未 尽

yì yóu wèi jìndictionary entry

to wish to continue sth / to have not fully expressed oneself

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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.

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Original source entry:

意猶未盡意犹未尽 [yi4 you2 wei4 jin4] /to wish to continue sth/to have not fully expressed oneself/

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Other forms in these source records: 意猶未盡

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])
犹
yóu
as if / (just) like / just as / still / yet
未
wèi
not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
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

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