耐人寻味 nài rén xún wèi thought-provoking

Explanation

耐人寻味指的是意味深长，值得仔细体会和玩味。它暗示着事物背后隐藏着深刻的意义或哲理，需要人们用心去感受和理解。

Thought-provoking means profound and deserves careful appreciation and contemplation. It implies that there is deep meaning or philosophy hidden behind things, which requires people to carefully feel and understand.

Origin Story

老张是一位经验丰富的老木匠，他做的每一个木雕都栩栩如生，耐人寻味。他曾经雕刻过一个关于鲤鱼跃龙门的作品，鲤鱼的形态、眼神、鳞片都刻画得细致入微，让人仿佛看到一条活灵活现的鲤鱼在努力向上跃动。更神奇的是，这件作品蕴含着深刻的哲理，它象征着人们不断追求进步和突破自我的精神。有人说，这件作品中蕴含着老张自己的人生感悟，是他几十年木匠生涯的总结，因此，这件作品耐人寻味，值得人们细细品读。

lǎo zhāng shì yī wèi jīng yàn fēngfù de lǎo mù jiàng, tā zuò de měi yīgè mù diāo dōu xǔ xǔ rú shēng, nài rén xún wèi. tā céng jīng diāo kè guò yīgè guānyú lǐ yú yuè lóng mén de zuò pǐn, lǐ yú de xíng tài, yǎn shén, lín piàn dōu kè huà de xì zhì rù wēi, ràng rén fǎng fú kàn dào yī tiáo huó líng huó xiàn de lǐ yú zài nǔ lì xiàng shàng yuè dòng. gèng shén qí de shì, zhè jiàn zuò pǐn yùn hán zhe shēn kè de zhé lǐ, tā xiàng zhēng zhe rén men bù duàn zhuī qiú jìn bù hé tu pò zì wǒ de jīng shén. yǒu rén shuō, zhè jiàn zuò pǐn zhōng yùn hán zhe lǎo zhāng zì jǐ de rén shēng gǎn wù, shì tā jǐ shí nián mù jiàng shēng yá de zǒng jié, yīn cǐ, zhè jiàn zuò pǐn nài rén xún wèi, zhí de rén men xì xì pǐn dú

Old Zhang is an experienced old carpenter. Each of his wood carvings is lifelike and thought-provoking. He once carved a work about carp jumping over the Dragon Gate. The shape, eyes, and scales of the carp were meticulously carved, making people feel as if they saw a vivid carp trying hard to jump upward. More magically, this work contains a profound philosophy, symbolizing the spirit of people's continuous pursuit of progress and self-improvement. Some people say that this work contains Old Zhang's own life insights, which is a summary of his decades-long carpentry career. Therefore, this work is thought-provoking and deserves to be carefully read.

Usage

用于形容事物意味深长，值得细细品味。

yòng yú xiáoshuō shìwù yìwèi shēn cháng, zhí de xì xì pǐnwèi

Used to describe things that are profound and worth savoring.

Examples

• 这幅画耐人寻味，值得反复欣赏。

  zhè fú huà nài rén xún wèi, zhí de fǎnfù xīn shǎng.

  This painting is thought-provoking and deserves to be appreciated repeatedly.

• 他话里话外，耐人寻味。

  tā huà lǐ huà wài, nài rén xún wèi

  He said it between the lines, it is very thought-provoking..

Related Idioms

• 回味无穷

• 意味深长

Opposite Idioms

• 索然无味

• 乏味