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神来之笔

Word · NounTraditional神來之筆

stroke of genius; inspired touch

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

stroke of genius; an inspired touch in writing, painting, or other creative work

literary

Used to describe a particularly brilliant passage, idea, or artistic touch that seems divinely inspired. Often used in literary criticism.

Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
de的
jié结
wěi尾
zhēn真
shì是
shén神
lái来
zhī之
bǐ笔
 。

The ending of this article is truly a stroke of genius.

Huà画
jiā家
zài在
zuì最
hòu后
tiān添
shàng上
de的
nà那
yī一
mǒ抹
hóng红
sè色
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
shén神
lái来
zhī之
bǐ笔
 。

That touch of red the painter added at the end is simply divine inspiration.

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Zhè这
jù句
shī诗
kān堪
chēng称
quán全
shī诗
de的
shén神
lái来
zhī之
bǐ笔
 。

This line of poetry can be considered the masterpiece of the entire poem.