下筆如神

See also: 下笔如神

Chinese

		to put pen to paper; to begin to write, draw or paint	as (if); such as	God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
trad. (下筆如神)		下筆	如	神
simp. (下笔如神)		下笔	如	神

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàbǐ rú shén

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄣˊ

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

Idiom

下筆如神

1. to write as if by divine inspiration

Synonyms

• 下筆如有神／下笔如有神 (xiàbǐ rú yǒu shén)