微言大义

Traditional: 微言大義

wēi yán dà yì

Dictionary entry

subtle words with profound meaning (idiom)

What does 微言大义 mean?

微言大义 (wēi yán dà yì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1subtle words with profound meaning (idiom)

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微Wēisurname Wei · ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing 言yánwords · speech 大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)义Yìsurname Yi · (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4 da4 li4])

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微言大义

wēi yán dà yì

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