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不可胜言
  • [bùkěshènɡyán]
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

不可胜言 [bùkěshènɡyán]
  1. 1. [Chinese idiom] Difficult to say in words (胜: to exhaust) usually because of an overwhelming quantity, complexity, perfection, or profundity.
    登高望远, 此情此景不可胜言
    One can never fully describe the beautiful scenery you get from the mountain top.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

不可胜言 [bùkěshènɡyán]
  1. 1. 难以用言语全部表达出来(胜:尽)。形容事物很多、很复杂、很精彩或道理很深奥
    奇观美景,不可胜言
  2. 2. "胜"现在不读shēnɡ。

Examples

登高望远, 此情此景不可胜言
One can never fully describe the beautiful scenery you get from the mountain top. 不可胜言
奇观美景,不可胜言 不可胜言

Word Decomposition


[bù]
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[kě]
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[shèng]
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[yán]

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