Chinese idioms like 「大處落墨」 represent a high level of language skill. This free guide helps you learn their meaning and use.
Here’s the idiom 「大處落墨」, with its definition and practical application described below.
Put ink down: put pen to paper. Originally it meant that when painting or writing, one should focus on the main part. A metaphor for looking at the big picture when doing things.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dà chù luò mò
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
daai6 chyu5 lok6 mak2
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