Definition & Meaning

full of wit and humour; (of dialogues) sparkle with wit; (conversation) seasoned with humour

Word usage

miào qù héng shēng

妙 趣 横 生

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full of wit and humour; (of dialogues) sparkle with wit; (conversation) seasoned with humour
- miào qù héng shēng de yán tán
  妙趣横生的言谈
  have a witty turn of phrase
- tā de duǎn piān xiǎo shuō miào qù héng shēng
  他的短篇小说妙趣横生。
  His short stories sparkle with amusing moments.
- yǎn jiǎng miào qù héng shēng
  演讲妙趣横生
  an entertaining talk
synonym
miào bù kě yán妙不可言 xiāng yìng chéng qù相映成趣 qíng qù héng shēng情趣横生 fēng qù héng shēng风趣横生 yì qù héng shēng逸趣横生 qí qù héng shēng奇趣横生
antonym
kū zào wú wèi枯燥无味 wèi tóng jiáo là味同嚼蜡

Word usage

Note
"妙趣横生" is often used with verbs related to language expression, such as "说", "讲", "译", "写".

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