great calligraphy(yán jīn liǔ gǔ)

great calligraphy

Yan jinliugu, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y á NJ ī NLI ǔ g ǔ, which means that the calligraphy of Yan and Liu families is vigorous and powerful, but their styles are different; it is also called excellent calligraphy. It comes from the bachelor's degree of sacrifice to stone.

Idiom explanation

Yan: Tang Dynasty calligrapher Yan Zhenqing; Liu: Tang Dynasty calligrapher Liu Gongquan. Jin, also known as Yan Rou and Liu Gu, actually refers to the plump and upright calligraphy of Yan style with clear strokes and bony feeling.

The origin of Idioms

Fan Zhongyan, Song Dynasty, wrote in his book the bachelor's literature of sacrificing stone: "man Qing's pen is full of Yan Jin and Liu Gu."

Analysis of Idioms

Yan Gu Liu Jin

Idiom usage

It refers to calligraphy. Examples are heartbroken poems, which can be regarded as the history of Chinese characters. Guan Hanqing's Pu Tian Le · Xi De Jia Shu in Yuan Dynasty and Lu You's Tang Xiya Xue Que in Song Dynasty: "I think this painting is like a wonderful book, and my face is full of muscles and willow bones to pursue Ou Yu." volume 2 of Er Ke Pai an amazement: "this book is full of Yan Gu Liu Jin, none of which is illegal."

Chinese PinYin : yán jīn liǔ gǔ