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Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「不可言狀」 below.

For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「不可言狀」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.

Yan: say; Zhuang: describe. It’s beyond words.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

bù kě yán zhuàng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

bat1 ho2 yin4 jong6

Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.