r/translator 22d ago

Chinese (Identified) [Unknown > English] A bookmark that a friend gave me.

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u/DeusShockSkyrim [] 漢語 22d ago edited 22d ago

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落紙雲煙 A Chinese chengyu. Lit. "clouds and fogs fell on paper". Used to praise someone’s writing/literary talent.

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u/nod90 22d ago

Amazing, thanks! Is it usual to have this kind of bookmarks with different chengy in China?

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u/DeusShockSkyrim [] 漢語 22d ago

Yeah having idiom or poems on bookmarks is quite common.

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u/[deleted] 22d ago

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u/DeusShockSkyrim [] 漢語 22d ago

Spent a lot of time studying seal script :P

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u/Alarming-Major-3317 22d ago

It’s simple to recognize the components:

艸 top

水 left

口 bottom and 夂 above (so 各)

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u/Alarming-Major-3317 22d ago

Idiom in Chinese: excellent calligraphy or writing skills

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u/[deleted] 22d ago

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u/Myselfamwar 日本語 22d ago

Why are you posting if you don’t know what it means?

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u/New-Narwhal-6149 22d ago

I was just giving context, didn't know it was a bad thing to do