一言难尽(yī yán nán jìn)

4 charactersTrad. 一言難盡

hard to explain in a few words (idiom)

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Word information

Pinyin
yī yán nán jìn
Meaning
hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
一言難盡

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