语焉不详 — Chinese idiom
语焉不详
yǔ yān bù xiáng
Traditional: 語焉不詳
Meaning
- to mention sth without elaborating ; not giving details
Character by character
- 语yǔwords, language; saying, expression
- 焉yānwhy? where? how?; strange; thereupon, then
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 详xiángcomplete, detailed, thorough
Idioms sharing a character
- 一语不发 yī yǔ bù fā
- 一语中的 yī yǔ zhòng dì
- 一语成谶 yī yǔ chéng chèn
- 一语道破 yī yǔ dào pò
- 三言两语 sān yán liǎng yǔ
- 不言不语 bù yán bù yǔ
- 低声细语 dī shēng xì yǔ
- 偶语弃市 ǒu yǔ qì shì
- 冷言冷语 lěng yán lěng yǔ
- 冷语冰人 lěng yǔ bīng rén
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