📖 Meaning
Describes writing or thinking that is comprehensively considered and exquisitely worded. It praises work where every detail has been carefully weighed and the language is both precise and elegant, leaving no room for carelessness or coarseness.
📜 Origin Story
The idiom '虑周藻密' originates from Bai Shouyi's 'General History of China' (《中国通史》), Volume 13, in a discussion of Yuan dynasty (1271–1368) poetry. The text observes that Yuan poets sought to correct the stylistic flaws of Song dynasty verse, though some fell into over-imitation of late Tang poets. The finest Yuan works, however, were praised as '虑周藻密而不涉于粗疏' — meticulously conceived and elegantly phrased without lapsing into carelessness. This phrase was used to commend poetry that balanced intellectual rigor with artistic refinement.
💡 Example Usage
他的论文虑周藻密，获得了评审委员会的一致好评。
His thesis was meticulously thought out and elegantly worded, earning unanimous praise from the review committee.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 虑周藻密
- Pinyin: lǜ zhōu zǎo mì
- Literal Translation: thought, thorough, rhetoric, meticulous
- Category: Quality
- Characters: 4