画中画 (huà zhōng) — (art) a picture within a picture; a painting that includes a smaller version of itself; (technology) picture-in-picture (PiP, a display mode)
Definition
Literally 'painting within a painting' — used both for an art technique where an image contains a smaller version of itself, and in tech for the picture-in-picture (PiP) display mode where a small video window plays over the main screen.
idiom
(art) a picture within a picturea painting that includes a smaller version of itself(technology) picture-in-picture (PiP, a display mode)
Examples
- 画中画，。Zhè fú yóu huà yòng le huà zhōng de jì fǎ, fēi cháng jīng cǎi.This oil painting uses the 'picture within a picture' technique and is very brilliant.
- 画中画。Xiàn zài hěn duō shì pín ruǎn jiàn dōu zhī chí huà zhōng gōng néng.Nowadays many video apps support picture-in-picture functionality.
- 画中画。Tā yòng huà zhōng de fāng fǎ ràng huà miàn gèng yǒu céng cì gǎn.He used the picture-in-picture method to give the image more depth.
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