跃然纸上 in English yue4 ran2 zhi3 shang4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to appear vividly on paper (idiomatic expression); to show forth vividly (in writing, painting and so on)
  • to stand out markedly

Simplified Characters

跃 然 纸 上

Traditional Characters

躍 然 紙 上

Pinyin

yue4 ran2 zhi3 shang4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

跃yue4to jump 然ran2correct 纸zhi3variant of 紙|纸[zhi3] 上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]