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笔老墨秀
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笔老墨秀 — “Refers to painting or calligraphy characterized by seasoned”

笔老墨秀 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to painting or calligraphy characterized by seasoned”. Masterful brushwork and delicate, elegant ink application. Literally, “Old brush, elegant ink”.

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笔老墨秀 Pronunciation and Pinyin

笔老墨秀 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
笔
bǐ10writing tool, stroke, to write
老
lǎo6old, aged, experienced
墨
mò15black ink or pigment
秀
xiù7outstanding, elegant, show

Example Sentence with 笔老墨秀

这位画家的山水作品笔老墨秀,每一笔都充满了生命力。
The landscape paintings by this artist feature seasoned brushwork and elegant ink, with every stroke full of vitality.

Idioms Related to 笔老墨秀

More idioms starting with 笔

  • bǐ笔xià下shēng生huā花write with exceptional talent
  • 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

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What does 笔老墨秀 mean?

笔老墨秀 (bǐ lǎo mò xiù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to painting or calligraphy characterized by seasoned”.

How do you pronounce 笔老墨秀?

笔老墨秀 is pronounced bǐ lǎo mò xiù in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 笔老墨秀 literally mean?

Literally, 笔老墨秀 means “Old brush, elegant ink”. It is used to mean “refers to painting or calligraphy characterized by seasoned”.

What is the Chinese definition of 笔老墨秀?

指笔姿老到而墨韵清秀。

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