下筆如有神

See also: 下笔如有神

Chinese

		to put pen to paper; to begin to write, draw or paint	as (if); such as	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
trad. (下筆如有神)		下筆	如	有	神
simp. (下笔如有神)		下笔	如	有	神

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàbǐ rú yǒu shén

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàbǐ rú yǒu shén
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàbǐ rú yǒu shén
    • Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-pi³ ju² yu³ shên²
    • Yale: syà-bǐ rú yǒu shén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahbii ru yeou shern
    • Palladius: сяби жу ю шэнь (sjabi žu ju šɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən³⁵/

Idiom

下筆如有神

1. to write as if by divine inspiration

   讀書破萬卷，下筆如有神。 [MSC, trad.]
   读书破万卷，下笔如有神。 [MSC, simp.]

   Dúshū pò wàn juàn, xiàbǐ rú yǒu shén. [Pinyin]

   Great writers read widely.

Synonyms

• 下筆如神／下笔如神 (xiàbǐ rú shén)