four treasures of the study
English
Etymology
A translation of Chinese 文房四寶/文房四宝 (wénfángsìbǎo).
Noun
four treasures of the study pl (plural only)
- The brush, ink, paper and inkstone used in Chinese and other East Asian calligraphic traditions.
Hyponyms
- ink brush
- ink
- paper
- inkstone
Translations
writing utensils
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Further reading
- Four Treasures of the Study on Wikipedia.Wikipedia