妙不可言 Wonderfully indescribable
Explanation
形容事物美好或精妙到难以用语言表达的程度。
Describes something so beautiful or exquisite that it is difficult to express in words.
Origin Story
传说中，一位隐居山间的画师，潜心研究山水画多年，终于悟得其中奥妙。他画的一幅山水图，用笔精妙，构图绝伦，色彩和谐，意境深远，令人仿佛置身于画中仙境，流连忘返。有人慕名而来求购，画师却淡淡一笑，说道：“此画妙不可言，非言语所能尽述，唯有用心去体会方能领略其精髓。”
Legend has it that a painter who lived in seclusion in the mountains devoted many years to the study of landscape painting, and finally understood its mysteries. He painted a landscape picture, with exquisite brushwork, unique composition, harmonious colors, and profound artistic conception, making people feel as if they were in a fairyland in the painting, lingeringly reluctant to leave. Many people came to buy the painting, but the painter smiled faintly and said, "This painting is so wonderful that it cannot be described in words; only by appreciating it with your heart can you understand its essence."
Usage
多用于形容艺术作品、自然景色或某种美好的体验。
Mainly used to describe works of art, natural scenery, or some kind of beautiful experience.
Examples
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那次演出，真是妙不可言！
nà cì yǎnchū, zhēnshi miào bù kě yán!
That performance was simply amazing!
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这幅画的构思妙不可言，令人叹为观止。
zhè fú huà de gòusī miào bù kě yán, lìng rén tàn wèi guānzhǐ
The composition of this painting is incredible, it's breathtaking.