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落纸云烟 — “To describe calligraphy or literary works that are exquisitely skilled”

落纸云烟 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe calligraphy or literary works that are exquisitely skilled”. Profound, and artistically dynamic, with characters or words appearing on paper as if ever-changing like clouds and mist. Literally, “clouds and smoke falling on paper”.

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落纸云烟 Pronunciation and Pinyin

落纸云烟 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
落
luò12fall, drop, settle, decline
纸
zhǐ7Paper, sheet, document
云
yún4cloud, say, or Yunnan
烟
yān10smoke, tobacco, mist

Example Sentence with 落纸云烟

这位画家的山水画,墨色变化万千,笔法精妙,真可谓落纸云烟。
The landscape paintings by this artist feature myriad changes in ink tones and exquisite brushwork; truly, they appear on paper like ever-shifting clouds and mist.

Idioms Related to 落纸云烟

More idioms starting with 落

  • luò落jǐng井xià下shí石exploit someone's misfortune
  • luò落jǐng井tóu投shí石harm someone already in a difficult situation
  • luò落yè叶guī归gēn根Returning to one's roots
  • luò落yè叶zhī知qiū秋A fallen leaf signals autumn's arrival
  • luò落dì地shēng生gēn根settle down and become established
  • luò落tuò拓bù不jī羁unconventional and unconstrained
  • luò落yuè月wū屋liáng梁deep remembrance of a friend
  • luò落shuǐ水gǒu狗a villain who has lost power
  • luò落tāng汤páng螃xiè蟹in a sorry and flustered state
  • luò落tāng汤jī鸡a person completely drenched and disheveled
  • luò落zhǐ纸rú如fēi飞write with great speed and fluency
  • luò落huā花méi媒ren人facilitator of illicit romance

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What does 落纸云烟 mean?

落纸云烟 (luò zhǐ yún yān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe calligraphy or literary works that are exquisitely skilled”.

How do you pronounce 落纸云烟?

落纸云烟 is pronounced luò zhǐ yún yān in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 落纸云烟 literally mean?

Literally, 落纸云烟 means “clouds and smoke falling on paper”. It is used to mean “to describe calligraphy or literary works that are exquisitely skilled”.

What is the Chinese definition of 落纸云烟?

笔墨落到纸上如同云烟一样变幻多姿。形容书法或诗文高超玄妙,变化多姿。

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