入木三分

rùmùsānfēn
  1. written in a forceful hand
  2. penetrating
  3. profound

CEDICT

written in a forceful hand; penetrating; profound

Wiktionary

晋朝王羲之书祝版，工人削版，墨迹透入木板三分的故事。典出唐．张怀瓘《书断．卷二．王羲之》。本形容笔力遒劲。后比喻评论深刻中肯或描写精到生动。

重編國語辭典

  1. 形容笔力遒劲
  2. 评论深刻中肯或描写生动逼真

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 入 rù
  1. to enter; to go into
  2. to join; to become a member of
  3. (bound form) to conform to (as in 入时 rùshí)
  4. abbr. for 入声 rùshēng
  5. (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")
2 木 mù
  1. (bound form) tree
  2. (bound form) wood
  3. unresponsive; numb; wooden
3 三分 sānfēn
  1. somewhat
  2. to some degree

Related entries

观火 guānhuǒ penetrating (vision)
透辟 tòupì
  1. penetrating
  2. incisive
通透 tōngtòu penetrating
彻 chè
  1. thorough
  2. penetrating
  3. to pervade
  4. to pass through
尖锐 jiānruì
  1. sharp
  2. intense
  3. penetrating
  4. pointed
  5. acute (illness)
突然間她開始用尖銳的聲音大喊。

All at once she began to shout in a shrill voice.

Source: Tatoeba

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