妙语如珠

妙語如珠
miàoyǔrúzhū
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 clever remarks pour out like a string of pearls
  2. 2 sparkling with wit

Examples

Tā zài jiémù shàng miàoyǔrúzhū, dòu de guānzhòng hāhā dàxiào.
On the show his witty remarks rolled out like pearls, sending the audience into laughter.
Zhè wèi zuòjiā shòufǎng shí miàoyǔrúzhū, jīnjù bùduàn.
The author was full of sparkling wit during the interview, dropping one quotable line after another.

Tips

memory
Picture pearls ( zhū) dropping one after another from a string — that's how 妙语 (clever words) tumble out of a witty speaker's mouth.
register
Complimentary; used to praise speakers, comedians, and conversationalists. Compare with 妙语连珠 (miàoyǔliánzhū), the more common variant of the same image.

Stroke Order

miào
zhū