跃然纸上 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to appear vividly on paper ; to show forth vividly (in writing, painting etc)
• to stand out markedly

Character by character

• 跃yuèto skip, to jump, to frolic
• 然ráncertainly; naturally; suddenly
• 纸zhǐpaper
• 上shàngabove, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; prev

Idioms sharing a character

• 喜跃抃舞 xǐ yuè biàn wǔ
• 欢呼雀跃 huān hū què yuè
• 跃跃欲试 yuè yuè yù shì
• 龙腾虎跃 lóng téng hǔ yuè
• 一目了然 yī mù liǎo rán
• 不以为然 bù yǐ wéi rán
• 了然于胸 liǎo rán yú xiōng
• 井然有序 jǐng rán yǒu xù
• 任其自然 rèn qí zì rán
• 依然如故 yī rán rú gù

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