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淋漓盡致

/lin³⁵ li³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɻ̩⁵¹/
thorough and smooth; detailed and vivid
  • 淋漓尽致
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The phrase evokes the sensation of liquid seeping thoroughly and completely into every crevice, much like detailed and flowing expression.
The phrase evokes the sensation of liquid seeping thoroughly and completely into every crevice, much like detailed and flowing expression.

Origin

The phrase is composed of four characters. 淋 means to pour, to drip, or to dribble liquid flowing down; it contains the semantic component 水 (water) and the phonetic component 林 (forest). 漓, meaning unkind or shallow, is the simplified form of 灕 (to seep through). 灕 contains the semantic component 水 (water) and the phonetic component 離 (to leave; to depart), which itself contains the semantic component 隹 (short-tailed bird) and the phonetic component 离 (a kind of legendary beast).

Further, 盡 means to end, to finish, or to be exhausted, and is formed with the components 聿 (the original form of 筆／笔), 灬 (bristles), and 皿 (dish; vessel). The final character, 致, means to send, to deliver, or to present; it is the simplified form of 緻 (delicate; fine). 緻 contains the semantic component 糸 (thin silk) and the phonetic component 𦤶. 致 also contains the semantic component 攴 (to hit lightly; to tap) and the phonetic component 至 (to reach; to arrive).

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

這個詞由四個漢字組成。「淋」字包含表示水的「水」部，以及表示森林的「林」作為聲音成分；其含義為傾倒、滴落或流下。「漓」字包含「水」部，並以「离」作為聲音成分，其含義為不仁或淺薄。

後半部分由「盡」與「致」組成。「盡」字由「聿」（筆的原型）、「灬」（鬃毛）與「皿」（器皿）組成，含義為結束、完成或耗盡。「致」字包含表示輕敲的「攴」作為意義成分，並以「至」作為聲音成分，含義為傳送、遞送或呈現。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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  • characterChinese淋 “to pour; to drip; to dribble (liquid flowing down)”
    • meaningChinese水 “water (Classifier: 瓶 m; 樽 c; 滴 m c; 池 m c; 盆 m c; 杯 m c)”
    • soundChinese林 “forest; grove; woods”
  • characterChinese漓 “unkind; shallow”
    • simplified fromChinese灕 “to seep through”
      • soundChinese離 “to leave; to depart”
        • meaningChinese隹 “short-tailed bird”
    • soundChinese离 “a kind of legendary beast, alternative form of 魑”
  • characterChinese盡 “to end; to finish; to be exhausted”
    • ideaChinese聿 “original form of 筆／笔 (bǐ, “writing brush; pencil”)”
    • ideaChinese灬 “bristles”
    • ideaChinese皿 “dish; vessel”
  • characterChinese致 “to send; to deliver; to present”
    • simplified fromChinese緻 “delicate; fine”
      • meaningChinese糸 “thin silk”
      • soundChinese𦤶
    • soundChinese至 “to reach; to arrive”
    • meaningChinese攴 “to hit lightly; to tap”
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Meanings

phrase
  1. thorough and smooth; detailed and vivid

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 形容文章或言語表達得暢達詳盡。 例：這本小說將人性刻劃得淋漓盡致。

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Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
  • 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0