文房四寶 [ㄨㄣˊ ㄈㄤˊ ㄙˋ ㄅㄠˇ; wen2 fang2 si4 bao3]
Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆[ㄅㄧˇ; bi3], 墨[ㄇㄛˋ; mo4], 紙[ㄓˇ; zhi3] and 硯[ㄧㄢˋ; yan4]
the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)
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文房四宝
ぶんぼうしほう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
in calligraphy, the four important tools of brush, ink stone, ink stick, and paper
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