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Open the tool →握铅抱椠 (wò qiān bào qiàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be diligently engaged in writing, studying, and editing texts”.
握铅抱椠 is pronounced wò qiān bào qiàn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 握铅抱椠 means “to hold a lead pen and embrace wooden slips”. It is used to mean “to be diligently engaged in writing, studying, and editing texts”.
铅,铅粉;椠,木简。皆书写用具。后遂以之为勤于写作、校勘的典故。