跃 然 纸 上

yuè rán zhǐ shàngdictionary entry

to appear vividly on paper (idiom) / to show forth vividly (in writing, painting etc) / to stand out markedly

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

躍然紙上 跃然纸上 [yue4 ran2 zhi3 shang4] /to appear vividly on paper (idiom); to show forth vividly (in writing, painting etc)/to stand out markedly/

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Other forms in these source records: 躍然紙上

跃
yuè
to jump / to leap
然
rán
correct / right / so / thus / like this / -ly
纸
zhǐ
paper (CL:張|张[zhāng],沓[dá]) / classifier for documents, letters etc
上
shǎng
used in 上聲|上声[shǎng shēng]
shàng
(bound form) up / upper / above / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on / above

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