只可意会,不可言传

zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán · zhi ke yi hui , bu ke yan chuan

Traditional 只可意會,不可言傳

Meaning

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  1. can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子 / 庄子 (Zhuāng zǐ)); mysterious and subtle

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