粵

躍joek3然jin4紙zi2上soeng6

simp跃然纸上
joek3 jin4 zi2 soeng6yuè rán zhǐ shàng

English

  1. to appear vividly on paper (idiom); to show forth vividly (in writing, painting etc)
  2. (of writing or drawing) to stand vividly revealed on the paper
  3. to stand out markedly

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容文字或者畫像描繪得非常生動逼真

Examples

  • 魔鬼博聞強記、雄辯滔滔嘅印象躍然紙上。

    The devil's vast knowledge, good memory and eloquent speech are portrayed vividly in words.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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