笔耕砚田 — “To make a living by writing and studying”
笔耕砚田 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a living by writing and studying”. To earn one's livelihood through intellectual work, particularly writing. Literally, “Plowing with a pen in an inkstone field”.
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笔耕砚田 Pronunciation and Pinyin
笔耕砚田 Character Breakdown
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他选择了笔耕砚田的生活，每日沉浸在书海和文字之间，乐在其中
He chose a life of making a living by writing and studying, immersing himself daily in books and words, finding joy in it.
Idioms Related to 笔耕砚田
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- bǐ笔xià下liú留qíng情temper one's words to be less harsh
- bǐ笔xià下chāo超shēng生show mercy in writing
- bǐ笔fá伐kǒu口zhū诛condemn in speech and writing
- bǐ笔zhǒng冢yán研chuān穿profound dedication and immense skill in writing
- bǐ笔xuē削bāo褒biǎn贬praise or criticize in writing
- bǐ笔cān参zào造huà化superb writing or painting rivals nature's creation
- bǐ笔mò墨zhī之lín林a gathering of scholars and literati
- bǐ笔mò墨guān官si司written dispute
- bǐ笔mò墨héng横zī姿vigorous and captivating artistic style
- bǐ笔mò墨zhǐ纸yàn砚four treasures of the study
- bǐ笔dà大rú如chuán椽renowned writer or masterful writing
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What does 笔耕砚田 mean?
笔耕砚田 (bǐ gēng yàn tián) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a living by writing and studying”.
How do you pronounce 笔耕砚田?
笔耕砚田 is pronounced bǐ gēng yàn tián in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 笔耕砚田 literally mean?
Literally, 笔耕砚田 means “Plowing with a pen in an inkstone field”. It is used to mean “to make a living by writing and studying”.
What is the Chinese definition of 笔耕砚田?
比喻从事脑力劳动，以读写为业。