妙不可言

miàobùkěyán

idiom #17,284

Meanings

1 too wonderful for words
2 indescribably marvelous

Characters

wonderful; marvelous

words; to speak

Literally: so wonderful it cannot be spoken

Examples

HSK 4

这道菜的味道妙不可言。

Zhè dào cài de wèidào miàobùkěyán.

The flavor of this dish is too wonderful for words.

HSK 7-9

日落的景色妙不可言，让人陶醉。

Rìluò de jǐngsè miàobùkěyán, ràng rén táozuì.

The sunset scenery was indescribably beautiful, making people intoxicated.

Stroke Order

妙 miào

不 bù

可 kě

言 yán