词不逮理 — “Words fail to convey the full meaning or feeling”
词不逮理 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Words fail to convey the full meaning or feeling”. Unable to express oneself adequately in words. Literally, “Words cannot reach the meaning”.
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词不逮理 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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他想要表达的感情如此复杂，以至于他感到词不逮理，无法用言语完全描述出来。
The emotions he wanted to express were so complex that he felt his words failed to convey the full meaning, unable to describe them completely.
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- 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 词不逮理 mean?
词不逮理 (cí bù dài lǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Words fail to convey the full meaning or feeling”.
How do you pronounce 词不逮理?
词不逮理 is pronounced cí bù dài lǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 词不逮理 literally mean?
Literally, 词不逮理 means “Words cannot reach the meaning”. It is used to mean “Words fail to convey the full meaning or feeling”.
What is the Chinese definition of 词不逮理?
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。