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纸落云烟 — “Describes a writing or painting style characterized by swift”

纸落云烟 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a writing or painting style characterized by swift”. Light, and effortless strokes, flowing freely and naturally, like clouds and smoke.

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纸落云烟 Pronunciation and Pinyin

纸落云烟 Character Breakdown

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

Example Sentence with 纸落云烟

他下笔如有神,诗稿顷刻间便纸落云烟,令人拍案叫绝。
He wrote as if divinely inspired; his poem draft was completed with effortless fluidity in moments, leaving people utterly amazed.

Idioms Related to 纸落云烟

More idioms starting with 纸

  • zhǐ纸shàng上kōng空tán谈empty talk on paper
  • zhǐ纸shàng上tán谈bīng兵armchair strategist
  • zhǐ纸shàng上tán谭bīng兵talk tactics without practical application
  • zhǐ纸bāo包bù不zhù住huǒ火The truth cannot be concealed
  • zhǐ纸tián田mò墨jià稼diligently engage in literary or scholarly writing
  • zhǐ纸duǎn短qíng情cháng长profound feelings in a short message
  • zhǐ纸bǐ笔hóu喉shé舌public opinion through media
  • zhǐ纸lǎo老hǔ虎outwardly strong but actually weak
  • zhǐ纸guì贵luò洛chéng城a literary work of outstanding merit
  • zhǐ纸guì贵luò洛yáng阳a literary work of great value and wide circulation
  • zhǐ纸zuì醉jīn金mí迷lost in a decadent and lavish environment

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Questions about 纸落云烟

What does 纸落云烟 mean?

纸落云烟 (zhǐ luò yún yān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a writing or painting style characterized by swift”.

How do you pronounce 纸落云烟?

纸落云烟 is pronounced zhǐ luò yún yān in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 纸落云烟?

形容落笔轻捷,挥洒自如。

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