雅人深致

yǎrén-shēnzhì
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 the refined sensibility of a cultivated person
  2. 2 deep poetic taste of an elegant mind

Examples

HSK 6
Zhè shǒu xiǎo shī suī duǎn, què xiǎnchū yǎrén-shēnzhì.
Though short, this little poem reveals the deep poetic taste of an elegant mind.
HSK 7-9
Tā shūfáng bùzhì de jiǎnpǔ yǎzhì, hěn yǒu jǐ fēn yǎrén-shēnzhì.
His study was decorated simply and tastefully, showing the deep refinement of a cultivated person.

Tips

history
From the Liu-Song period 《世说新语·文学》 (A New Account of the Tales of the World, 5th c.), where the critic Xie An praises a line in the Shijing: 雅人深致 'this line in particular has the deep refinement of an elegant mind'. The phrase originally praised poetic sensibility; in modern use it can describe any setting, hobby, or piece of writing that radiates quiet good taste.
register
Strongly literary; you will see it in art reviews, literary essays, and tea-culture writing - not in casual conversation.

Stroke Order

rén
shēn
zhì