岩画 (巖畫)
yán huà
Pinyin

Definition

岩画 (巖畫)
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yán huà
  1. rock painting
  2. picture or writing carved on rocks

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

màn huà
  1. 1 caricature
  2. 2 cartoon
  3. 3 Japanese manga
huà
  1. 1 to draw
  2. 2 picture
  3. 3 painting
  4. 4 classifier: 幅 fú
  5. 5 classifier: 张 zhāng
  6. 6 classifier for paintings etc
  7. 7 variant: 划 huà
dòng huà
  1. 1 animation
  2. 2 cartoon
dòng huà piàn
  1. 1 animated film
tú huà
  1. 1 drawing
  2. 2 picture

Idioms (12)

依样画葫芦
yī yàng huà hú lu
  1. 1 lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality
依葫芦画瓢
yī hú lu huà piáo
  1. 1 lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to follow the existing pattern without modification
指手画脚
zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo
  1. 1 to gesticulate while talking (idiom)
  2. 2 to explain by waving one's hands
  3. 3 to criticize or give orders summarily
照葫芦画瓢
zhào hú lu huà piáo
  1. 1 lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to copy slavishly
照猫画虎
zhào māo huà hǔ
  1. 1 lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject
  2. 2 uninspired imitation