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Open the tool →断管残沈 (duàn guǎn cán shěn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Incomplete or damaged pieces of calligraphy and painting”.
断管残沈 is pronounced duàn guǎn cán shěn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 断管残沈 means “Broken brush and residual ink”. It is used to mean “Incomplete or damaged pieces of calligraphy and painting”.
残缺不全的字画。管,笔;沈,墨汁。