Small talk and great friendship

Small talk and great friendship

Wei Yan Da Yi is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is w à iy á nd à y à, which means the profound truth contained in the subtle language. It comes from the preface of Wei Yuan in Qing Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

The profound truth contained in the subtle language. It's the same as "saying a lot in a small way".

The origin of Idioms

Wei Yuan's preface of the Qing Dynasty: "therefore, he invented the great friendship between the modern and ancient texts in the book of history of the Western Han Dynasty, and opened up the biography of the ancient texts of Ma Zheng in the Eastern Han Dynasty."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: Micro words of great meaning, micro words of great finger, micro words of essence

Idiom usage

Good command of language