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妙不可言 — “Indescribably wonderful”

妙不可言 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Indescribably wonderful”. Too marvelous for words; beyond description. Literally, “Wonderful beyond words”.

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妙不可言 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 妙miào
  • 不bù
  • 可kě
  • 言yán

妙不可言 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
妙
miào7Wonderful, clever, or ingenious
不
bù4not
可
kě5can, may, suitable
言
yán7speak, say, words

Example Sentence with 妙不可言

这幅画的色彩搭配得真是妙不可言,让人看后心情舒畅。
The color scheme of this painting is truly indescribably wonderful; it makes one feel joyful after viewing it.

Idioms Related to 妙不可言

Synonyms of 妙不可言

  • miào妙qù趣héng横shēng生full of wit and humor

Antonyms of 妙不可言

  • xìng兴wèi味suǒ索rán然to find something dull and uninteresting

More idioms starting with 妙

  • miào妙yù喻qǔ取pì譬explain using clever analogies
  • miào妙chù处bù不chuán传subtle essence cannot be fully expressed
  • miào妙xiǎng想tiān天kāi开fantastic whimsical ideas
  • miào妙shǒu手dān丹qīng青master painter
  • miào妙shǒu手ǒu偶dé得skillful hand obtains by chance
  • miào妙shǒu手huí回chūn春Miraculous cure brings dying back to life
  • miào妙shǒu手kōng空kōng空a skillful pickpocket
  • miào妙bǐ笔shēng生huā花a marvelous pen produces flowers
  • miào妙cè策rú如shén神ingenious strategy as if divinely inspired
  • miào妙suàn算shén神jī机ingenious calculations and divine strategies
  • miào妙jué绝yī一shí时Unsurpassed excellence for a time
  • miào妙jué绝shí时rén人Unrivaled excellence among contemporaries

Questions about 妙不可言

What does 妙不可言 mean?
妙不可言 (miào bù kě yán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Indescribably wonderful”.
How do you pronounce 妙不可言?
妙不可言 is pronounced miào bù kě yán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 妙不可言 literally mean?
Literally, 妙不可言 means “Wonderful beyond words”. It is used to mean “Indescribably wonderful”.
What is the Chinese definition of 妙不可言?
妙:美妙。形容好得难以用文字、语言表达。
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