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意存筆先，畫盡意在
简 意存笔先，画尽意在 · 繁 意存筆先，畫盡意在Mandarin · pinyin yì cún bǐ xiān , huà jìn yì zài
Meanings
- the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through
Characters in this entry
- 意
- yì · thought, idea, opinion; think
- 存
- cún · exist, live, be; survive; remain
- 筆
- bǐ · writing brush; write; stroke
- 先
- xiān · first, former, previous
- 畫
- huà · delineate, painting, picture, drawing; draw
- 盡
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- 在
- zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
- 笔
- bǐ · writing brush; write; stroke
- 画
- huà · a painting, picture, drawing; to draw
- 尽
- jǐn · exhaust, use up; deplete
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ji3 cyun4 bat1 sin1 ，waa2 zeon6 ji3 zoi6
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