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铁画银钩 — “Iron strokes and silver hooks”

铁画银钩 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes vigorous yet graceful and elegant strokes in calligraphy or painting; excellent penmanship”. Literally, “Iron strokes and silver hooks”.

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铁画银钩 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 铁tiě
  • 画huà
  • 银yín
  • 钩gōu

铁画银钩 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
铁
tiě10iron metal or firm
画
huà8draw, paint, or picture
银
yín11silver, money, silvery
钩
gōu9hook, catch, link

Example Sentence with 铁画银钩

这位老先生的书法真是铁画银钩,力道十足又气韵生动
This old gentleman's calligraphy is truly vigorous yet graceful, full of power and lively spirit.

Idioms Related to 铁画银钩

Synonyms of 铁画银钩

  • yín银gōu钩tiě铁huà画vigorous yet elegant calligraphy

More idioms starting with 铁

  • tiě铁zhōng中zhēng铮zhēng铮an outstanding talent
  • tiě铁fú佛shāng伤xīn心,,shí石rén人luò落lèi泪profoundly tragic, moving even the inanimate
  • tiě铁gōng公jī鸡an extremely stingy person
  • tiě铁zuǐ嘴gāng钢yá牙eloquent and articulate debater
  • tiě铁bì壁tóng铜qiáng墙impenetrable fortress
  • tiě铁bì壁tóng铜shān山formidable and reliable power
  • tiě铁xīn心mù木cháng肠extremely resolute and unyielding
  • tiě铁xīn心shí石cháng肠utterly unfeeling or hard-hearted
  • tiě铁xīn心tiě铁yì意absolutely determined and unwavering
  • tiě铁dǎ打xīn心cháng肠to have a heart of steel
  • tiě铁dǎ打tóng铜zhù铸extremely sturdy and durable
  • tiě铁chǔ杵chéng成zhēn针Perseverance can achieve difficult goals

Questions about 铁画银钩

What does 铁画银钩 mean?
铁画银钩 (tiě huà yín gōu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes vigorous yet graceful and elegant strokes in calligraphy or painting; excellent penmanship”.
How do you pronounce 铁画银钩?
铁画银钩 is pronounced tiě huà yín gōu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 铁画银钩 literally mean?
Literally, 铁画银钩 means “Iron strokes and silver hooks”. It is used to mean “describes vigorous yet graceful and elegant strokes in calligraphy or painting; excellent penmanship”.
What is the Chinese definition of 铁画银钩?
画:笔画;钩:钩勒。形容书法刚键柔美。
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