入木三分

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

CEDICT

written in a forceful hand; penetrating; profound

Wiktionary

晉朝王羲之書祝版，工人削版，墨跡透入木板三分的故事。典出唐．張懷瓘《書斷．卷二．王羲之》。本形容筆力遒勁。後比喻評論深刻中肯或描寫精到生動。

重編國語辭典

  1. 形容筆力遒勁
  2. 評論深刻中肯或描寫生動逼真

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 入時 rùshí)
  4. abbr. for 入聲 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

觀火 guānhuǒ penetrating (vision)
透闢 tòupì
  1. penetrating
  2. incisive
通透 tōngtòu penetrating
徹 chè
  1. thorough
  2. penetrating
  3. to pervade
  4. to pass through
尖銳 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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