喝墨水
Chinese
to drink; to shout; to shout applause | prepared ink | ||
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trad. (喝墨水) | 喝 | 墨水 | |
simp. #(喝墨水) | 喝 | 墨水 |
Etymology
From the Northern Qi dynasty (505–577) practice of punishing poorly performing candidates for the imperial examinations by having them ingest ink.
Pronunciation
Verb
喝墨水
- (figuratively) to attend school; to have knowledge
- 喝洋墨水 ― hē yáng mòshuǐ ― to study overseas