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four treasures of the study

four treasures of the study noun: the brush, ink, paper and inkstone used in Chinese and other East Asian calligraphic traditions.

four treasures of the study: the brush, ink, paper and inkstone used in Chinese and other East Asian calligraphic traditions
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Noun

four treasures of the study pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The brush, ink, paper and inkstone used in Chinese and other East Asian calligraphic traditions.

Origin of four treasures of the study

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

Questions about four treasures of the study

What does four treasures of the study mean?
Four treasures of the study means the brush, ink, paper and inkstone used in Chinese and other East Asian calligraphic traditions.
What part of speech is four treasures of the study?
Four treasures of the study is a noun.

Words near four treasures of the study in the dictionary

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