畫龍點睛

See also: 画龙点睛

Chinese

		draw; picture; painting	dragon; imperial; surname	to dot in the eyes on a painting; to add the finishing touch
trad. (畫龍點睛)		畫	龍	點睛
simp. (画龙点睛)		画	龙	点睛
Literally: “to draw a dragon and dot in the eyes”.

Etymology

From an anecdote of a 6th-century Chinese painter Zhang Sengyou.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huàlóngdiǎnjīng

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): waak⁶ lung⁴ dim² zing¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: huàlóngdiǎnjīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huahlongdeanjing
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯ä⁵¹ lʊŋ³⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: waak⁶ lung⁴ dim² zing¹
  - Yale: waahk lùhng dím jīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: waak⁹ lung⁴ dim² dzing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wag⁶ lung⁴ dim² jing¹
  - IPA ^(key): /wäːk̚² lʊŋ²¹ tiːm³⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

畫龍點睛

(figuratively) to put on the finishing touches

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (畫龍點睛):

→ Japanese: 画 (が)竜 (りょう)点 (てん)睛 (せい) (garyōtensei)
→ Korean: 화룡점정 (畵龍點睛, hwaryongjeomjeong)
→ Vietnamese: hoạ long điểm tình (畫龍點睛)

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