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We’re presenting the idiom 「詩中有畫」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.

Describes poems that are good at describing scenery, making the reader feel as if they are inside a painting. It also describes the beautiful artistic conception of the poem.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shī zhōng yǒu huà

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

si1 jung3/jung1 yau5 wa2/waak6

The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.