镂月裁云
lòu​yuè​cái​yún

ingeniously wrought

  • created sense approved 镂月裁云/鏤月裁雲 · lòu​yuè​cái​yún · ingeniously wrought — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    镂月裁云 / 鏤月裁雲

    lòu​yuè​cái​yún

    ingeniously wrought

    Literally meaning "to carve the moon and tailor the clouds"; used to describe highly skilled and exquisite craftsmanship in art or literature.literature

    镂 (literal) → 镂/鏤 · lòu · to engrave 月 (literal) → 月 · yuè · moon 裁 (literal) → 裁 · cái · to cut out 云 (literal) → 云/雲 · yún · cloud

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

    created sense