只可意會，不可言傳 [－－－会－－－－传]

Jyutping zi2 ho2 ji3 wui6 ， bat1 ho2 jin4 cyun4
Pinyin zhǐ kě yì huì ， bù kě yán chuán

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to be able to be perceived, but not expressed in words

只可意會，不可言傳 [－－－会－－－－传]

Jyutping zi2 ho2 ji3 wui6 , bat1 ho2 jin4 cyun4
Pinyin zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); mysterious and subtle