jīsuìtuòhú
to praise a literary work
- to praise a literary work
- (idiom) to bestow high praise on someone's literary works; to express extreme appreciation for a piece of writing. Literally "to strike and break a spittoon," referring to a story where Wang Dun of the Jin Dynasty would beat out the rhythm of a poem on a spittoon until its rim chipped.
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Variant of
- 击缺唾壶 jīquētuòhú