一言难尽

Traditional: 一言難盡

yī yán nán jìn

Dictionary entry

hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly

What does 一言难尽 mean?

一言难尽 (yī yán nán jìn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly

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一yīone · single 言yánwords · speech 难nándifficult (to...) · problem 尽jǐnto the greatest extent · (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme

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一言难尽

yī yán nán jìn

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