Definition & Meaning

simple in language but profound in meaning

Word usage

yán jìn zhǐ yuǎn

言 近 旨 远

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simple in language but profound in meaning
synonym
nài rén xún wèi耐人寻味 fā rén shēn xǐng发人深省 wēi yán dà yì微言大义 yán qiǎn yì shēn言浅意深 yán jìn yì yuǎn言近意远
antonym
kōng dòng wú wù空洞无物 yán bù jí yì言不及义 yán zhī wú wù言之无物

Word usage

Note
"言近旨远" cannot be written as "言近指远".

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