We are committed to providing free Chinese study materials. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning and widely applicable. Today’s idiom is 「顏筋柳骨」, with its explanation below.
Discover the idiom 「顏筋柳骨」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.
Yan: Yan Zhenqing, calligrapher from the Tang Dynasty; Liu: Liu Gongquan, calligrapher from the Tang Dynasty. It refers to the fact that the calligraphy of Yan and Liu is vigorous and powerful, but the styles are different. It also refers to excellent calligraphy.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yán jīn liǔ gǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ngaan4 gan1 lau5 gwat1
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