one 's word does not express his idea

one 's word does not express his idea

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is C í B ù D á y ì, which means that words and articles can not express the meaning exactly. It's from the wedding ceremony.

Analysis of Idioms

Antonym: the meaning of a word is not reached; antonym: the meaning of a word must be true

Idiom usage

It is used as predicate, object and adverbial; it refers to improper expression examples language muddleheaded, which means words can't reach the meaning. (Volume 12 of tufenglu, written by Zhang Si in Qing Dynasty)

The origin of Idioms

It is said in the book of rites and betrothal gifts that "more words are history, less words are not achievement, and more words are enough to achieve justice."