of great literary talent; brilliant
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to possess extraordinary literary talent; to be endowed with brilliant literary ability
literaryDerived from the Southern Dynasties poet Xie Lingyun's praise of Cao Zhi: 'If all the talent in the world were one stone (十斗), Cao Zhi alone would possess eight dou (八斗).' See also the related entry 八斗才 (bā dǒu cái).
Zhè这
wèi位
zuò作
jiā家
cái才
gāo高
bā八
dǒu斗
，
xiě写
chū出
le了
xǔ许
duō多
kuài脍
zhì炙
rén人
kǒu口
de的
zuò作
pǐn品
。
This writer possesses extraordinary literary talent and has produced many popular works.
Tā他
cái才
gāo高
bā八
dǒu斗
，
xué学
fù富
wǔ五
chē车
，
shēn深
shòu受
xué学
sheng生
jìng敬
yǎng仰
。
He is immensely talented and profoundly learned, deeply respected by his students.
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Bié别
yǐ以
wéi为
cái才
gāo高
bā八
dǒu斗
jiù就
kě可
yǐ以
mù目
zhōng中
wú无
rén人
。
Don't think that just because you are immensely talented, you can look down on everyone.