cǎi​bǐ

colored pen

  • created reference approved 彩笔/彩筆 → 支 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    彩笔 / 彩筆 cǎi​bǐ

    支 zhī

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 彩笔/彩筆 · cǎi​bǐ · colored pen — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    彩笔 / 彩筆

    cǎi​bǐ

    colored pen

    colored pen; writing or drawing instrument with colored ink or lead, such as a crayon or colored pencil

    彩 (literal) → 彩 · cǎi · color 笔 (literal) → 笔/筆 · bǐ · pen

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  • created sense approved 彩笔/彩筆 · cǎi​bǐ · gifted pen — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    彩笔 / 彩筆

    cǎi​bǐ

    gifted pen

    (literary) an elegant or gifted writing style, referring to a pen that produces masterpieces; based on a legend where a writer returns a five-colored pen and loses his talent

    彩 (literal) → 彩 · cǎi · color 笔 (literal) → 笔/筆 · bǐ · writing style

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