画龙点睛
Traditional form:
畫龍點睛
Pinyin (reading):
huàlóngdiǎnjīng
Definitions:
- to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch
- the crucial point that brings the subject to life
- a few words to clinch the point
Characters:
- 画 - picture, painting, drawing; to draw
- 龙 - dragon; symbol of the emperor
- 点 - dot, point, speck
- 睛 - eyeball; pupil
Traditional characters: