four treasures of the study

English

Etymology

A translation of Chinese 文房四寶／文房四宝 (wénfángsìbǎo).

Noun

four treasures of the study pl (plural only)

The brush, ink, paper and inkstone used in Chinese and other East Asian calligraphic traditions.

Hyponyms

Translations

writing utensils

Chinese:
Mandarin: 文房四寶／文房四宝 (zh) (wénfáng-sìbǎo)
Japanese: 文房四宝 (ja) (bumbō-shihō)
Korean: 문방사우(文房四友) (ko) (munbangsau)

Further reading

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