琴棋书画
qín​qí​shū​huà

the four scholar arts

  • created reference approved 琴棋书画/琴棋書畫 → 琴琪书画/琴琪書畫 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    琴棋书画 / 琴棋書畫 qín​qí​shū​huà

    琴琪书画 / 琴琪書畫 qín​qí​shū​huà

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  • created sense approved 琴棋书画/琴棋書畫 · qín​qí​shū​huà · the four scholar arts — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    琴棋书画 / 琴棋書畫

    qín​qí​shū​huà

    the four scholar arts

    The traditional four arts of a Chinese scholar, specifically [[琴|琴|qin2]] (music), [[棋|棋|qi2]] (Go), [[书|書|shu1]] (calligraphy), and [[画|畫|hua4]] (painting); by extension, the cultural accomplishments of a well-educated person.

    琴 (literal) → 琴 · qín · guqin 棋 (literal) → 棋 · qí · chess 书 (literal) → 书/書 · shū · art of writing 画 (literal) → 画/畫 · huà · picture

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