shén​lái​zhī​bǐ

stroke of genius

  • created sense approved 神来之笔/神來之筆 · shén​lái​zhī​bǐ · stroke of genius — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    神来之笔 / 神來之筆

    shén​lái​zhī​bǐ

    stroke of genius

    A brilliant idea, wonderful turn of phrase, or inspired piece of work that seems to come from divine inspiration.

    神 (literal) → 神 · shén · magical 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · to come 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 笔 (literal) → 笔/筆 · bǐ · writing style

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 神来之笔/神來之筆 · shén​lái​zhī​bǐ · inspired move — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    神来之笔 / 神來之筆

    shén​lái​zhī​bǐ

    inspired move

    A clever strategy or tactic suddenly thought of when facing a situation.

    神 (literal) → 神 · shén · magical 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · to come 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 笔 (literal) → 笔/筆 · bǐ · writing style

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

    created sense