微言大義 wēi yán dà yì

subtle words with profound meaning (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. subtle words with profound meaning (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
微 wēi HSK 4
tiny; slightly; micro-
言 yán HSK 4
to say; to talk; speech
大 dà HSK 1
big; large; great
義 yì
meaning; righteousness; justice