玄之又玄

xuán zhī yòu xuán

Dictionary entry

mystery within a mystery

What does 玄之又玄 mean?

玄之又玄 (xuán zhī yòu xuán) has the following dictionary meaning.

1mystery within a mystery

2the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3]

Character breakdown

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玄xuánblack · mysterious 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 又yòu(once) again · also

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玄之又玄

xuán zhī yòu xuán

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