We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「神至之筆」, explained below.
Here is the Chinese idiom 「神至之筆」, along with its meaning and how it is used.
Used to describe the technique of a work of art as extremely miraculous.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shén zhì zhī bǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
san4 ji3 ji1 bat1
Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.

