saan1 seoi2 waa2山水畫山水画
Jyutpingsaan1 seoi2 waa2
Yalesāan séui wá
Definition
Traditional Chinese landscape painting, typically depicting natural scenery using ink and brush on paper or silk.
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How it's used
Focuses specifically on traditional ink wash techniques rather than Western style landscape paintings. It carries a sense of artistic appreciation for nature and traditional aesthetics, often associated with scholarly pursuits or home decor that aims for a calm, elegant atmosphere.
Measure word
fuk1幅fūkExamples
This landscape painting is drawn with great vigor.
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Common phrases
appreciate landscape paintings
hang a landscape painting
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe Western oil paintings of landscapes, which are simply called 風景畫. Using this term for non-traditional art will sound confusing to native speakers.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
