一言難盡 yī yán nán jìn

hard to explain briefly; too complex to tell

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly

Characters

Character Meaning
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
言 yán HSK 4
to say; to talk; speech
難 nán
difficult; difficult (to...); difficulty
盡 jìn
entirely; all; to the utmost