一筆三過
yī​bǐ​sān​guò

calligraphic flourish

  • created sense approved 一笔三过/一筆三過 · yī​bǐ​sān​guò · calligraphic flourish — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一笔三过 / 一筆三過

    yī​bǐ​sān​guò

    calligraphic flourish

    a brush stroke in calligraphy that involves multiple changes in direction or pressure; used as a metaphor for a plot or event full of twists and turns

    一笔 (literal) → 一笔/一筆 · yī​bǐ · one stroke 三 (literal) → 三 · sān · many 过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · [measure word]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense