搠笔巡街 — “To make a living by selling literary works (poems”
搠笔巡街 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a living by selling literary works (poems”. Essays) on the streets, often implying a scholar forced into poverty. Literally, “Wielding a brush/pen and patrolling the streets”.
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搠笔巡街 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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他虽然才华横溢，却不得不搠笔巡街，勉强维持生计。
Although he was exceptionally talented, he had to hawk his writings along the thoroughfares to barely make ends meet.
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What does 搠笔巡街 mean?
搠笔巡街 (shuò bǐ xún jiē) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a living by selling literary works (poems”.
How do you pronounce 搠笔巡街?
搠笔巡街 is pronounced shuò bǐ xún jiē in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 搠笔巡街 literally mean?
Literally, 搠笔巡街 means “Wielding a brush/pen and patrolling the streets”. It is used to mean “to make a living by selling literary works (poems”.
What is the Chinese definition of 搠笔巡街?
指沿街卖诗文。