







片笺片玉 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes exquisite, beautiful, and polished literary works”. Gems of writing. Literally, “A slip of paper like a piece of jade”.

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Open the tool →片笺片玉 (piàn jiān piàn yù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes exquisite, beautiful, and polished literary works”.
片笺片玉 is pronounced piàn jiān piàn yù in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 片笺片玉 means “a slip of paper like a piece of jade”. It is used to mean “describes exquisite, beautiful, and polished literary works”.
笺:精美的纸张。一片纸如同一片美玉。形容诗文秀美华丽