the " scholar 's four jewels(wén fáng sì wù)

the " scholar 's four jewels

Four things in study, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w é NF á ngs ì w ù, which means pen, ink, paper and inkstone. The same as "four treasures of study". From the preface to the collection of Kou Canjun.

The origin of Idioms

Chen Shidao of the Song Dynasty wrote the preface to the collection of Kou Canjun: "the ink of Zhang and Li, the paper of Wu, Tang, Shu, min and liangyue, the inkstone of Duanxi and Shexue, the brush of mouse whisker, chestnut tail and beaver, the so-called four things in the study, the collection of mountains and the sea, the best choice in the world."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: four treasures of study, four scholars of study, four Marquis of study

Idiom usage

As subject, object, attribute; used in writing

Chinese PinYin : wén fáng sì wù