妙不可言

miàobù-kěyán

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Meanings

1 too wonderful for words
2 indescribably marvelous

Characters

wonderful; marvelous

words; to speak

Literally: so wonderful it cannot be spoken

Examples

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.

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