文房四宝

wén fáng sì bǎo · wen fang si bao

Traditional 文房四寶

Meaning

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  1. Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆 / 笔 (bǐ), 墨 (mò), 紙 / 纸 (zhǐ) and 硯 / 砚 (yàn)
  2. the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)

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