the imaginative power in writing has declined

the imaginative power in writing has declined

Jiang langcaiyan, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ji ā NGL á NGC á iy ǎ n, which means the decline of talent and thinking. From the Qing Dynasty, Chu people won the romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties.

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate, attribute, or object; used in writing

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: Jiang langcai, Jiang Yancai

The origin of Idioms

In the Qing Dynasty, Chu people were awarded the 36th chapter of the romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties: "emperor Yang was very successful. He relied on his talents in everything. When he came to the imperial edict, he felt that he was a talented man."

Idiom explanation

It is a metaphor for the decline of talent. It's the same as "only when the river is flooded".