败笔 (bài bǐ) — faulty stroke (in calligraphy or painting); flawed part or passage (in a piece of writing or artwork); hack writer; poor writer
Definition
Literally 'a failed stroke' from calligraphy, now used for any obvious flaw that spoils an otherwise good work — a chapter, a plan, a design. A figurative 瑕疵.
noun
faulty stroke (in calligraphy or painting)flawed part or passage (in a piece of writing or artwork)hack writerpoor writer
Examples
- 败笔。Zhè fú huà de bài bǐ pò huài le zhěng tǐ měi gǎn.The faulty stroke in this painting ruins the overall aesthetic.
- 败笔。Zhè piān xiǎo shuō de zuì hòu yì zhāng shì yí chù míng xiǎn de bài bǐ.The last chapter of this novel is an obvious flaw.
- 。Zhè ge jì huà de zhí xíng huán jié shì yí dà bài bǐ.The implementation part of this plan is a major flaw.
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