yàn tái
ink stone
ink slab
CL:方[fang1]
Duān yàn
high-quality ink stonemade in Duanxi and Guangdong
Yàn shān
Yanshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
yàn chí
(concave) ink stone or ink slab
Chéng Yàn qiū
Cheng Yanqiu (1904-1958), famous Beijing opera star, second only to 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[Mei2 Lan2 fang1]
bǐ yàn
writing brush and ink stone
Yàn shān xiàn
Yanshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
gǔ yàn
antique ink slab
CL:台[tai2]
yàn dī
small cup for adding water to an ink stone
yàn tián
ink stone
writing as a livelihood
yàn hé
case for an ink stone or ink slab
wǎ yàn
ink stone or ink slab made from an antique palace tile
táo yàn
ink stone made of pottery
mó chuān tiě yàn
to grind one's way through an ink stone
to persevere in a difficult task (idiom)
to study diligently (idiom)
dí yàn
to wash an ink-slab
to prepare for study (idiom)
pì yōng yàn
ink slab or ink stone of celadon or white porcelain with unglazed surface
yàn xí
ink slab and sitting mat
place where one studies and teaches
Guǎng Yàn
Guangnan and Yanshan (in Yunnan)
fén yàn
to destroy one's ink-slab
to write no more because others write so much better (idiom)
zhè yàn
ink slabs from a place in Shandong
yàn shuǐ hú r
water container for an ink slab
yàn xiōng yàn dì
lit. older scholar and younger scholar
close friends (idiom)
yàn tián zhī shí
to make a living by writing (idiom)
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