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Chinese
Etymology
又金陵安樂寺畫四龍，不點睛。云：點之即飛去。人以為誕，固請點之。須臾，雷電破壁，二龍乘雲騰上天。未點睛者見存。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
又金陵安乐寺画四龙，不点睛。云：点之即飞去。人以为诞，固请点之。须臾，雷电破壁，二龙乘云腾上天。未点睛者见存。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: 《吳郡志》
- Yòu Jīnlíng Ānlèsì huà sì lóng, bù diǎnjīng. Yún: diǎn zhī jí fēi qù. Rén yǐwèi dàn, gù qǐng diǎn zhī. Xūyú, léidiàn pò bì, èr lóng chéngyún téng shàngtiān. Wèi diǎnjīng zhě xiàncún.
- Furthermore, drew four dragons in the Anle Temple at Jinling, but did not dot in the eyes. He said: "If I dot them in, they shall fly away." People thought this was absurd, and so asked him to dot them in. At an instant, thunder and lightning broke through the walls, and two of the dragons ascended the clouds to rise to the heavens. The ones which had not had their eyes dotted in were still there.
Pronunciation
Idiom
畫龍點睛
- (figurative) something one step away from perfection
- (figurative) to put on the finishing touches
Descendants
See also
Japanese
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Korean
Noun
畫龍點睛 • (hwaryongjeomjeong) (hangeul 화룡점정)
- hanja form? of 화룡점정 (“finishing touch; coup de grâce”)