纸田墨稼 — “Paper fields, ink crops”
纸田墨稼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to dedicate oneself assiduously to literary pursuits or scholarly writing, metaphorically treating paper as fertile ground and ink as crops to cultivate”. Literally, “Paper fields, ink crops”.
纸田墨稼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- zhǐ纸duǎn短qíng情cháng长profound feelings in a short message
- zhǐ纸bǐ笔hóu喉shé舌public opinion through media
- zhǐ纸lǎo老hǔ虎outwardly strong but actually weak
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- zhǐ纸guì贵luò洛chéng城a literary work of outstanding merit
- zhǐ纸guì贵luò洛yáng阳a literary work of great value and wide circulation
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What does 纸田墨稼 mean?
纸田墨稼 (zhǐ tián mò jià) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to dedicate oneself assiduously to literary pursuits or scholarly writing, metaphorically treating paper as fertile ground and ink as crops to cultivate”.
How do you pronounce 纸田墨稼?
纸田墨稼 is pronounced zhǐ tián mò jià in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 纸田墨稼 literally mean?
Literally, 纸田墨稼 means “Paper fields, ink crops”. It is used to mean “to dedicate oneself assiduously to literary pursuits or scholarly writing, metaphorically treating paper as fertile ground and ink as crops to cultivate”.
What is the Chinese definition of 纸田墨稼?
稼：种田。以纸为良田，以墨为稼穑。指勤于著述