bút nghiên
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɓut˧˥ ŋiən˧˧/
Central
/ɓṵk˩˧ ŋiəŋ˧˥/
Southern
/ɓuk˧˥ ŋiəŋ˧˧/
brushes and inkstone
Noun
brushes and inkstone
2 senses
2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Meaning
2 senses
Sense 1
Noun
brushes and inkstone Discourse & Logic
Traditional tools used for writing and studying by scholars in ancient East Asia.
vi Người trí thức xưa luôn mang theo bút nghiên.
en Ancient scholars always carried brushes and an inkstone.
Sense 2
Noun
studies; literary work
A metaphorical expression referring to the pursuit of studies and literary or writing activities.
vi Anh ấy dành cả đời cho bút nghiên.
en He dedicated his whole life to his studies.
Parts
bút / nghiên / 筆硯
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Parts
bút / nghiên / 筆硯
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
筆硯
Candidates by syllable
bút
筆
nghiên
研
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
điều nghiên
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điều nghiên
Use
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Use
bút chì / chấp bút / bút pháp / bỉnh bút …