“惜墨如金”原指作画时用墨先淡后浓,后来泛指写字、作画、作文不轻易下笔,力求精炼。这个成语来源于明人陶宗义《南村辍耕录·八·写山水诀》:“作画用墨最难,但先用淡墨,积至可观处,然后用焦墨、浓墨分出畦径远近,故在纸上有许多滋处,李成惜墨如金是也。”这便是“惜墨如金”的 “Cherish such as gold ” Originally refers to the painting when the ink first light thick, then refers to writing, painting, writing is not easy to write, and strive to refine. This idiom comes from the Ming Tao Zongyi “Nakamura cease-tillage record eight · Write mountain water tactic”: “painting the most difficult with ink, but first with light ink, plot to impressive place, and then use coke ink, thick ink separation path Far and near, so there are many nourishment in the paper, Li Chengzhi ink such as gold is also. ”This is “ cherish such as gold ”