Meaning of 惜墨如金
惜墨如金 means to cherish ink as if it were gold; to be extremely careful and sparing in writing or painting, striving for conciseness. Pronounced xī mò rú jīn.
- to cherish ink as if it were gold; to be extremely careful and sparing in writing or painting, striving for conciseness
Definitions & Examples
Lǔ鲁
Xùn迅
xiān先
sheng生
xiě写
wén文
zhāng章
zǒng总
shì是
xī惜
mò墨
rú如
jīn金
，
méi没
yǒu有
yī一
jù句
fèi废
huà话
。
Lu Xun was always sparing with his ink when writing, never using a single superfluous word.
Zhè这
wèi位
huà画
jiā家
xī惜
mò墨
rú如
jīn金
，
huà画
miàn面
liú留
bái白
shén甚
duō多
，
yì意
jìng境
shēn深
yuǎn远
。
This painter uses ink as sparingly as gold, leaving much white space on the canvas to create a profound artistic conception.
Hǎo好
de的
xīn新
wén闻
jì记
zhě者
yīng应
dāng当
xī惜
mò墨
rú如
jīn金
，
yòng用
zuì最
jiǎn简
liàn练
de的
wén文
zì字
chuán传
dá达
zuì最
zhòng重
yào要
de的
xìn信
xī息
。
Good journalists should cherish ink like gold, using the most concise language to convey the most important information.