得意忘言 — “To have a tacit understanding”
得意忘言 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a tacit understanding”. To understand each other without the need for words.
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得意忘言 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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他们俩认识多年，彼此之间早已得意忘言，一个眼神就能明白对方的心思。
They have known each other for many years, and long ago reached a point of tacit understanding; a single glance is enough to understand each other's thoughts.
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- dé得yī一zhī知jǐ己，，sǐ死kě可wú无hèn恨To find a soulmate, die without regret
- dé得bù不cháng偿sàng丧losses outweigh gains
- dé得bù不cháng偿shī失the losses outweigh the gains
- dé得bù不bǔ补shī失gains do not offset losses
- dé得bù不chóu酬shī失gains do not compensate for losses
- dé得yú于xīn心yīng应yú于shǒu手mastery of mind and hand
- dé得rén人sǐ死lì力win people's utmost loyalty and effort
- dé得rén人zhě者chāng昌，，shī失rén人zhě者wáng亡Gain support, thrive; lose support, perish
- dé得rén人qián钱cái财，，yǔ与rén人xiāo消zāi灾take money, avert disaster
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What does 得意忘言 mean?
得意忘言 (dé yì wàng yán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a tacit understanding”.
How do you pronounce 得意忘言?
得意忘言 is pronounced dé yì wàng yán in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 得意忘言?
原意是言词是表达意思的，既然已经知道了意思，就不再需要言词。后比喻彼此心里知道，不用明说。