以筆代耕
yǐ​bǐ​dài​gēng

to make a living by writing

  • created sense approved 以笔代耕/以筆代耕 · yǐ​bǐ​dài​gēng · to make a living by writing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    以笔代耕 / 以筆代耕

    yǐ​bǐ​dài​gēng

    to make a living by writing

    to earn one's livelihood through writing rather than manual labor or farming

    以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 笔 (literal) → 笔/筆 · bǐ · pen 代 (literal) → 代 · dài · to substitute 耕 (literal) → 耕 · gēng · to work in a field

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    created sense