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焚砚
fén​yàn

to destroy one's ink-slab

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
焚砚 焚硯 fén//yàn
to destroy one's ink-slab
to destroy one's ink-slab as a sign that one will write no more, usually out of shame because others write so much better; to stop writing forever

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  • 焚研 fén​yàn
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