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管城子 — “A traditional Chinese writing brush (often personified”

管城子 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a traditional Chinese writing brush (often personified”. Literally 'Lord of Brush City'). Literally, “Lord Guan City”.

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管城子 Pronunciation and Pinyin

管城子 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
管
guǎn14manage or a tube
城
chéng9city or fortified wall
子
zi3son, child, seed, small thing

Example Sentence with 管城子

他一生与管城子为伴,笔耕不辍,著述颇丰
He spent his life accompanied by his writing brush, toiling tirelessly with his pen, and produced a wealth of writings.

Idioms Related to 管城子

More idioms starting with 管

  • guǎn管zhōng中kuī窥tiān天have a narrow or limited perspective
  • guǎn管zhōng中kuī窥bào豹see only a small part of a whole
  • guǎn管zhòng仲suí随mǎ马Respect and follow predecessors' experience
  • guǎn管chéng城máo毛yǐng颖writing brush
  • guǎn管níng宁gē割xí席sever ties with a friend
  • guǎn管xián弦fán繁zòu奏grand orchestral performance
  • guǎn管tū秃chún唇jiāo焦exhaust oneself writing or speaking
  • guǎn管kuī窥zhī之jiàn见a narrow and superficial view
  • guǎn管kuī窥zhī之shuō说a narrow and biased view
  • guǎn管kuī窥kuāng筐jǔ举narrow and superficial understanding
  • guǎn管kuī窥wā蛙jiàn见a very narrow and limited view
  • guǎn管kuī窥lí蠡cè测limited and superficial understanding

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Questions about 管城子

What does 管城子 mean?

管城子 (guǎn chéng zi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a traditional Chinese writing brush (often personified”.

How do you pronounce 管城子?

管城子 is pronounced guǎn chéng zi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 管城子 literally mean?

Literally, 管城子 means “Lord Guan City”. It is used to mean “a traditional Chinese writing brush (often personified”.

What is the Chinese definition of 管城子?

毛笔的别名

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