rù​mù​sān​fēn

penetrating

  • created sense approved 入木三分 · rù​mù​sān​fēn · penetrating — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    入木三分

    rù​mù​sān​fēn

    penetrating

    (idiom) describes calligraphy that is forceful and powerful; also describes an observation, analysis, or piece of writing that is profound and hits the mark

    入 (literal) → 入 · rù · to enter 木 (literal) → 木 · mù · wood 三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 分 (literal) → 分 · fēn · tenth

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

    created sense