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笔下生花 — “To write with exceptional talent and a beautiful, flowing style”

笔下生花 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to write with exceptional talent and a beautiful, flowing style”. To have words bloom under one's pen. Literally, “Flowers bloom under the pen”.

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笔下生花 Pronunciation and Pinyin

笔下生花 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
笔
bǐ10writing tool, stroke, to write
下
xià3below, down, next, to descend
生
shēng5to be born, grow, or live
花
huā8Flower, spend, colorful, blurry

Example Sentence with 笔下生花

这位作家文字功底深厚,每次下笔都如同笔下生花,字字珠玑,让人读后回味无穷。
This author has a profound command of language; every time they write, it's as if flowers bloom under their pen, with every word being a gem, leaving readers with endless aftertastes.

Idioms Related to 笔下生花

Synonyms of 笔下生花

  • miào妙bǐ笔shēng生huā花a marvelous pen produces flowers

More idioms starting with 笔

  • bǐ笔xià下liú留qíng情temper one's words to be less harsh
  • bǐ笔xià下chāo超shēng生show mercy in writing
  • bǐ笔fá伐kǒu口zhū诛condemn in speech and writing
  • bǐ笔zhǒng冢yán研chuān穿profound dedication and immense skill in writing
  • bǐ笔xuē削bāo褒biǎn贬praise or criticize in writing
  • bǐ笔cān参zào造huà化superb writing or painting rivals nature's creation
  • bǐ笔mò墨zhī之lín林a gathering of scholars and literati
  • bǐ笔mò墨guān官si司written dispute
  • bǐ笔mò墨héng横zī姿vigorous and captivating artistic style
  • bǐ笔mò墨zhǐ纸yàn砚four treasures of the study
  • bǐ笔dà大rú如chuán椽renowned writer or masterful writing
  • bǐ笔tóu头shēng生huā花write with exceptional skill

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Questions about 笔下生花

What does 笔下生花 mean?

笔下生花 (bǐ xià shēng huā) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to write with exceptional talent and a beautiful, flowing style”.

How do you pronounce 笔下生花?

笔下生花 is pronounced bǐ xià shēng huā in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 笔下生花 literally mean?

Literally, 笔下生花 means “Flowers bloom under the pen”. It is used to mean “to write with exceptional talent and a beautiful, flowing style”.

What is the Chinese definition of 笔下生花?

比喻文人才思俊逸,写作的诗文极佳。

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