一言难尽 (一言難盡) yīyán nán jìn

yīyán nán jìn set phrase hard to explain in a few words; complicated and not easy to express succinctly
Domain: Idiom 成语 , Subdomain: , Concept:
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '一言難盡')

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  • 真是一言难尽 (真是一言難盡) 真是一言難盡 — Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》, Malaysia 馬來亞 — count: 5