📖 Meaning
Describes a writing brush as large as a roof rafter, used metaphorically to praise exceptional literary talent. It is applied to outstanding written works or to famous writers capable of producing monumental compositions.
📜 Origin Story
Originates from the 'Biography of Wang Xun' in the Book of Jin (《晋书·王珣传》). Wang Xun, an official of the Eastern Jin dynasty, once dreamed that someone handed him a brush as big as a roof rafter. Upon waking, he told others, 'There must soon be some great writing matter.' Later, the phrase was borrowed to describe grand literary works or writers of remarkable talent.
💡 Example Usage
这篇社论气势磅礴，真可谓大笔如椽，令读者无不叹服。
This editorial is written with such majestic force—truly the work of a master pen—that every reader is left in admiration.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 大笔如椽
- Pinyin: dà bǐ rú chuán
- Literal Translation: large, brush, like, rafter
- Category: Skill
- Characters: 4