tū​bǐ

worn-out writing brush

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

    秃笔 / 禿筆 tū​bǐ

    支 zhī

    classifier

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 秃笔/禿筆 · tū​bǐ · worn-out writing brush — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    秃笔 / 禿筆

    tū​bǐ

    worn-out writing brush

    a writing brush that has lost its hair or has been worn down from use

    秃 (literal) → 秃/禿 · tū · blunt 笔 (literal) → 笔/筆 · bǐ · pen

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 秃笔/禿筆 · tū​bǐ · poor writing ability — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    秃笔 / 禿筆

    tū​bǐ

    poor writing ability

    one's own poor writing or lack of literary skill, usually used as a humble expression to describe one's own work

    秃 (literal) → 秃/禿 · tū · incomplete 笔 (literal) → 笔/筆 · bǐ · writing style

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense