画笔敲鼓,有声有色畫筆敲鼓,有聲有色畫筆敲鼓,有聲有色

beating a drum with a paintbrush: it has sound and colour

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes lively, vivid speech or performance.
Wordplay: 有声有色 literally means 'has sound and colour' (drum sound plus paint colour) and figuratively 'vivid, full of life'.

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Simplified: 画笔敲鼓,有声有色
Traditional (Taiwan): 畫筆敲鼓,有聲有色
Pinyin: huàbǐ qiāo gǔ,yǒushēngyǒusè
Bopomofo: ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄠㄍㄨˇ,ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄥㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄜˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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