







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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Open the tool →笔老墨秀 (bǐ lǎo mò xiù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to painting or calligraphy characterized by seasoned”.
笔老墨秀 is pronounced bǐ lǎo mò xiù in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 笔老墨秀 means “Old brush, elegant ink”. It is used to mean “refers to painting or calligraphy characterized by seasoned”.
指笔姿老到而墨韵清秀。