羚羊掛角
líng​yáng​guà​jiǎo

transcendental charm

  • created sense approved 羚羊挂角/羚羊掛角 · líng​yáng​guà​jiǎo · transcendental charm — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    羚羊挂角 / 羚羊掛角

    líng​yáng​guà​jiǎo

    transcendental charm

    Literally "an antelope hangs its horns [on a tree at night to hide its tracks]", used to describe poetry or art that is so sublime and natural that it leaves no trace of effort or artifice.

    羚羊 (literal) → 羚羊 · líng​yáng · antelope 挂 (literal) → 挂/掛 · guà · to hang 角 (literal) → 角 · jiǎo · horn

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

    created sense