妙语连珠

妙語連珠
miàoyǔliánzhū
idiom #43,241

Meanings

  1. 1 witty remarks strung together like pearls
  2. 2 sparkling with wit
  3. 3 a stream of clever, brilliant remarks

Examples

Tā zài yǎnjiǎng zhōng miào yǔ lián zhū, dòu de guānzhòng hāhā dàxiào.
His speech was studded with witty lines that had the audience roaring with laughter.
Zhè wèi zhǔchírén miào yǔ lián zhū, jiémù qìfēn fēicháng huóyuè.
This host fires off one clever line after another — the show is full of energy.
Fànzhuō shàng tā miào yǔ lián zhū, ràng dàjiā dōu hěn kāixīn.
At dinner he kept up a stream of witty remarks, and everyone had a great time.

Tips

memory
(clever words) + (linked pearls) — picture witty lines popping out one after another like pearls strung on a thread. The image is the meaning.
usage
Compliment for hosts, comedians, public speakers, or anyone whose conversation is reliably funny and sharp. Almost always positive.

Stroke Order

miào
lián
zhū