点睛之笔 — Chinese idiom
点睛之笔
diǎn jīng zhī bǐ
Traditional: 點睛之筆
Meaning
- the brush stroke that dots in the eyes ; fig. to add the vital finishing touch
- the crucial point that brings the subject to life
- a few words to clinch the point
Character by character
- 点diǎndot, point, speck
- 睛jīngeyeball; pupil
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following ph
- 笔bǐpen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write;
Idioms sharing a character
- 指点江山 zhǐ diǎn jiāng shān
- 文不加点 wén bù jiā diǎn
- 煽风点火 shān fēng diǎn huǒ
- 画龙点睛 huà lóng diǎn jīng
- 蜻蜓点水 qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ
- 装点门面 zhuāng diǎn mén miàn
- 点水不漏 diǎn shuǐ bù lòu
- 点石成金 diǎn shí chéng jīn
- 点金成铁 diǎn jīn chéng tiě
- 点铁成金 diǎn tiě chéng jīn
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