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Open the tool →握素披黄 (wò sù pī huáng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to engage diligently in scholarly work”.
握素披黄 is pronounced wò sù pī huáng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 握素披黄 means “Grasp white silk, apply yellow pigment”. It is used to mean “to engage diligently in scholarly work”.
犹言握铅抱椠。素,白绢,古代用以书写。黄,雌黄,古代用以校点书籍。