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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.
Appears in
Art & Fine Arts

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