词不逮意 — “Words fail to convey the intended meaning or emotion adequately”
词不逮意 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Words fail to convey the intended meaning or emotion adequately”. Unable to express one's thoughts or feelings clearly and fully in words. Literally, “Words fail to reach the meaning/intention”.
词不逮意 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 词
- cí词bù不dài逮lǐ理words fail to convey meaning
- cí词yán严yì义mì密rigorous wording, profound meaning
- cí词yán严yì义zhèng正stern but just words
- cí词rén人mò墨kè客poets and literary men
- cí词rén人cái才zǐ子gifted scholar and literary talent
- cí词huá华diǎn典shàn赡elegant and allusive writing
- cí词wú无zhī枝yè叶concise and to the point
- cí词zhèng正lǐ理zhí直speak with justice and reason
- cí词qīng清sòng讼jiǎn简few lawsuits and simple administration
- cí词qióng穷lǐ理jìn尽at a loss for words, arguments exhausted
- cí词qióng穷lǐ理qū屈at a loss for words due to weak arguments
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What does 词不逮意 mean?
词不逮意 (cí bù dài yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Words fail to convey the intended meaning or emotion adequately”.
How do you pronounce 词不逮意?
词不逮意 is pronounced cí bù dài yì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 词不逮意 literally mean?
Literally, 词不逮意 means “Words fail to reach the meaning/intention”. It is used to mean “Words fail to convey the intended meaning or emotion adequately”.
What is the Chinese definition of 词不逮意?
词：言语，词句；逮：到，及。指说话、写文章时所用的词句不能充分、确切表达出思想感情。