虚きょ実じつ皮ひ膜まく

also: きょじつひにく

Meanings

the subtle boundary between truth and fiction in art

A yojijukugo expressing the idea that in art, truth and fiction are so closely intertwined that they become indistinguishable. Often used in literary or aesthetic contexts.

芸げい術じゅつにおいては、虚きょ実じつ皮ひ膜まくの間あいだが大たい切せつだとよく言いわれる。
In art, it is often said that the delicate boundary between truth and fiction is important.
この小しょう説せつは虚きょ実じつ皮ひ膜まくの妙みょうを巧たくみに表ひょう現げんしている。
This novel skillfully expresses the subtle interplay of truth and fiction.