妙语如珠

妙語如珠

miàoyǔ-rúzhū

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Meanings

他在节目上妙语如珠，逗得观众哈哈大笑。

Tā zài jiémù shàng miàoyǔ-rúzhū, dòu de guānzhòng hāhā dàxiào.

On the show his witty remarks rolled out like pearls, sending the audience into laughter.

这位作家受访时妙语如珠，金句不断。

Zhè wèi zuòjiā shòufǎng shí miàoyǔ-rúzhū, jīnjù bùduàn.

The author was full of sparkling wit during the interview, dropping one quotable line after another.

memory

Picture pearls (珠) dropping one after another from a string - that's how 妙语 (clever words) tumble out of a witty speaker's mouth.

Complimentary; used to praise speakers, comedians, and conversationalists. Compare with 妙语连珠, the more common variant of the same image.

妙 miào

语 yǔ

如 rú

珠 zhū