paint clouds to set off the moon(hōng yún tuō yuè)

paint clouds to set off the moon

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin h ō ngy ú NTU ō Yu è, originally refers to a traditional way of painting the moon, but later refers to the painting of things from the side. From the romance of the Western chamber by Wang Shifu of Yuan Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

The first book of the romance of the Western Chamber written by Wang Shifu in Yuan Dynasty is the first edition of Jin Shengtan's Criticism: Zhang Sheng was the first to write, which is the so-called secret method of the painter.

Idiom usage

It can be used as predicate, attribute and adverbial in literature and art. The old painter is good at drawing mountains and rivers with his own strokes.

Chinese PinYin : hōng yún tuō yuè