筆墨硯

Chinese

		pen; pencil; writing brush pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters	inkstone; ink slab
trad. (筆墨硯)		筆	墨硯
simp. (笔墨砚)		笔	墨砚

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pit-ba̍k-hīⁿ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pit-ba̍k-hīⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: pit-ba̍k-hīnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pitbaghvi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pit̚³²⁻⁴ bak̚⁴⁻³² hĩ²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pit̚⁵⁻²⁴ bak̚²⁴⁻² hĩ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pit̚³²⁻⁵ bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hĩ²²/

Noun

筆墨硯

1. (Hokkien) writing instrument; writing apparatus
2. (Hokkien) Four Treasures of the Study (i.e. brush, ink, paper and inkstone, as used in Chinese and other East Asian painting and calligraphic traditions)

Synonyms

• (Four Treasures of the Study): 文房四寶／文房四宝 (wénfángsìbǎo)