妙趣横生 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• endlessly interesting
• very witty

Character by character

• 妙miàomysterious, subtle; clever, exquisite, wonderful
• 趣qùinterest; interesting; what attracts one's attenti
• 横hénghorizontal, across; unreasonable, harsh
• 生shēnglife, lifetime; birth; growth

Idioms sharing a character

• 妙手回春 miào shǒu huí chūn
• 妙语如珠 miào yǔ rú zhū
• 妙语连珠 miào yǔ lián zhū
• 神机妙算 shén jī miào suàn
• 莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào
• 锦囊妙计 jǐn náng miào jì
• 灵丹妙药 líng dān miào yào
• 了无生趣 liǎo wú shēng qù
• 风趣横生 fēng qù héng shēng
• 饶有风趣 ráo yǒu fēng qù

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