Meaning of 玄之又玄
玄之又玄 means mysterious and profound; the gateway to all subtleties; extremely mysterious and abstruse; difficult to understand. Pronounced xuán zhī yòu xuán.
- mysterious and profound; the gateway to all subtleties
- extremely mysterious and abstruse; difficult to understand
Definitions & Examples
《
Lǎo老
zǐ子
》
yuē曰
：
"
xuán玄
zhī之
yòu又
xuán玄
，
zhòng众
miào妙
zhī之
mén门
。
"
The Daodejing states: "Mysterious upon mysterious, the gateway to all subtleties."
Dào道
jiā家
sī思
xiǎng想
xuán玄
zhī之
yòu又
xuán玄
，
fēi非
qiǎn浅
xué学
zhě者
suǒ所
néng能
kuī窥
qí其
táng堂
ào奥
。
Daoist thought is profoundly mystical, not something shallow scholars can hope to grasp.
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