huà lóng diǎn jīng to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch; the crucial point that brings the subject to life; a few words to clinch the point

diǎn jīng to dot in the eyes; fig. to add finishing touch; abbr. for idiom 画龙点睛, to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes; the crucial point that brings the subject to life

gǔ shí antiquity

huà jiā painter

jì shù technology; technique; skill

yóu qí especially; particularly

chuán shén vivid; lifelike

huáng dì emperor

lè yì to be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth; to be happy to do sth; content; satisfied

shén tài appearance; manner; bearing; deportment; look; expression; mien

gè yì all different; each unto his own

xǔ xǔ vivid

xǔ xǔ rú shēng vivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life; realistic

zàn bù jué kǒu to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven

bù jué unending; uninterrupted

jué kǒu stop talking; not open one's mouth

shuō chū to speak out; to declare (one's view)

zhǎng zhě senior; older person

suí biàn as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton

yī dàn in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day

shuō fǎ to expound Buddhist teachings

shuō fa way of speaking; wording; formulation; one's version (of events); statement; theory; hypothesis; interpretation

huà bǐ painting brush

guān wàng to wait and see; to watch from the sidelines; to look around; to survey

léi diàn thunder and lightning

dà zuò to make sth big of it; sudden big and impressive event (sound, flash, burst, wind); to exaggerate

sì qǐ to spring up everywhere; from all around

hōng bang

mù dèng kǒu dāi dumbstruck (idiom); stupefied; stunned

wú yǐng wú zōng to disappear without trace (idiom)