意存笔先，画尽意在 (意存筆先，畫盡意在) yì cún bǐ xiān, huà jìnyì zài

yì cún bǐ xiān, huà jìnyì zài phrase the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '意存筆先，畫盡意在')