可以意会，不可言传

可以意會，不可言傳
kěyǐyìhuì,bùkěyánchuán
can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子 Zhuāngzǐ); mysterious and subtle

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 可以 kěyǐ
  1. can
  2. may
  3. possible
  4. able to
  5. not bad
  6. pretty good
2 意会 yìhuì
  1. to sense
  2. to grasp intuitively
3 不可 bùkě cannot; should not; must not
4 言传 yánchuán to convey in words

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只可意会，不可言传 zhǐkěyìhuì,bùkěyánchuán can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子 Zhuāngzǐ); mysterious and subtle