神來之筆

Chinese

God; unusual; mysterious
God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
 
 to come 's; him/her/it; this
pen; pencil; writing brush
pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters
 
trad. (神來之筆) 神 來 之 筆
simp. (神来之笔) 神 来 之 笔
Literally: “a stroke of God”.

Pronunciation

Idiom

神來之筆

  1. stroke of genius; inspired writing
  2. (figurative) masterstroke
    四渡赤水，是毛澤東軍事生涯中的神來之筆。 [MSC, trad.]
    四渡赤水，是毛泽东军事生涯中的神来之笔。 [MSC, simp.]
    Sì dù Chìshuǐ, shì Máo Zédōng jūnshì shēngyá zhōng de shénláizhībǐ. [Pinyin]
    The Four Crossings of the Chishui River is a masterstroke in Mao's military career.
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