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Open the tool →笔冢研穿 (bǐ zhǒng yán chuān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have profound dedication and immense skill in writing or scholarly work, suggesting one has worn out countless brushes and inkstones through continuous practice and effort”.
笔冢研穿 is pronounced bǐ zhǒng yán chuān in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 笔冢研穿 means “Pen tomb, inkstone worn through”. It is used to mean “to have profound dedication and immense skill in writing or scholarly work, suggesting one has worn out countless brushes and inkstones through continuous practice and effort”.
秃笔成坟,砚磨穿孔。指写作著述功力极深。