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畫龍點睛 (waak6 lung4 dim2 zing1) — add the finishing touch (lit., "bring the painted dragon to life by putting in the pupils of its eyes") in Cantonese

waakˍ₆畫lungˎ₄龍dimˊ²點zingˉ¹睛
简 画龙点睛
Mandarin Pinyin: hua4 long2 dian3 jing1

Meaning of 畫龍點睛

nounadd the finishing touch (lit., "bring the painted dragon to life by putting in the pupils of its eyes")

Example Sentences with 畫龍點睛

keoiˏ₅佢waakˍ₆畫lungˎ₄龍dimˊ²點zing1,睛，houˊ²好ging6!勁！
His drawing is the finishing touch, very impressive!
waakˍ₆畫lungˎ₄龍dimˊ²點zing1,睛，zauˍ₆就haiˍ₆係niˉ¹呢dou6.度。
The finishing touch is right here.
gaaˉ¹加geoi˗₃句jeˏ₅嘢waakˍ₆畫lungˎ₄龍dimˊ²點zing1.睛。
Adding a sentence is the masterstroke.
keoiˏ₅佢ge˗₃嘅cit˗₃設gai˗₃計waakˍ₆畫lungˎ₄龍dimˊ²點zing1.睛。
His design has the perfect finishing touch.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個haiˍ₆係waakˍ₆畫lungˎ₄龍dimˊ²點zing1.睛。
This is the crucial finishing touch.
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Characters in 畫龍點睛

畫waak6
delineate; mark; delimit
龍lung4
a Chinese family name
點dim2
refreshment; snack; cake
睛zing1
eyeball; pupil (of eye)

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