张僧繇 (張僧繇)
Zhāng Sēng yóu
Pinyin
Definition
张僧繇 (張僧繇)
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- Zhang Sengyou (active c. 490-540), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家
Character Decomposition
Idioms (3)
不看僧面看佛面
- 1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
- 2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
僧多粥少
- 1 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
- 2 fig. not enough to go around
- 3 demand exceeds supply
自繇自在
- 1 free and easy (idiom); carefree
- 2 leisurely