Definition
笔端 literally means 'the tip of the brush', but it's almost always used metaphorically to refer to the source or flow of one's thoughts as expressed in writing or painting. It appears in literary and formal contexts, often with a classical or poetic flavor. You can use it to describe the expressive power emerging from a writer's or artist's work.
n.
(literary) the tip of the brushthe source of expression in writing or paintingthe flow of one's thoughts rendered in artistic work
Examples
- 笔端。Tā de bǐ duān liúlù chū duì gùxiāng de shēnshēn juànliàn.His writing revealed a deep attachment to his hometown.
- 笔端。Zhè wèi huàjiā de bǐ duān chōngmǎn le shēngmìnglì hé língqì.This painter's brush is full of vitality and spirit.
- 笔端，。bǐ duān zhī xià, shìjiān wànwù jiē kě huà wéi wénzì.With the tip of the brush, everything in the world can be turned into words.
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