The pen moves like a dragon and a snake
bǐ zǒu lóng shé
[Explanation] A swipe of the pen can create the appearance of a dancing dragon or snake.
[Speech] Gao Deng of the Song Dynasty's "Farewell to Taiyuan": "There is a brocade in the chest; dragons and snakes are walking in the pen."
[Authentic pronunciation] walking; cannot be pronounced as "zhǒu" .
[Shape identification] Dragon; cannot be written as "You".
[Synonyms] Flying dragons and dancing phoenixes, characters walking like dragons and snakes
[Usage] Describe the vigorous and colorful calligraphy strokes. Also refers to writing. Generally used as a predicate.
[Structure] Subject-predicate formula.
[Example sentence] Xiao Bing was soaked in thick ink; he felt the fragrance of ink hit his nostrils; inspiration fell from the sky; ~; he wrote a poem with seven unique features.