言有盡而意無窮

言有尽而意无穷
yányǒujìnéryìwúqióng
  1. (of poetry or prose) there's an end to the words, but not to their message
  2. there's an end to the words, but not to their message

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 言 yán
  1. words
  2. speech
  3. to say
  4. to talk
=2 有 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒuyì intentional)
=2 有 yòu
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
  3. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
  4. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
3 盡 jìn
  1. to use up
  2. to exhaust
  3. to end
  4. to finish
  5. to the utmost
  6. exhausted
  7. finished
  8. to the limit (of sth)
  9. all
  10. entirely
4 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
=5 意 Yì Italy; Italian (abbr. for 意大利 Yìdàlì)
=5 意 yì
  1. idea
  2. meaning
  3. thought
  4. to think
  5. wish
  6. desire
  7. intention
  8. to expect
  9. to anticipate
6 無窮 wúqióng
  1. endless
  2. boundless
  3. inexhaustible