搁笔 擱筆

搁 擱

• 搁浅 擱淺 gē qiǎn ㄍㄜ ㄑㄧㄢˇ gok3 cin2 to be stranded (of ship)
• 搁置 擱置 gē zhì ㄍㄜ ㄓˋ gok3 zi3 to shelve
• 耽搁 耽擱 dān ge ㄉㄢ ˙ㄍㄜ daam1 gok3 to tarry
• 延搁 延擱 yán gē ㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄜ jin4 gok3 to delay
• 担搁 擔擱 dān ge ㄉㄢ ˙ㄍㄜ daam1 gok3 variant of 耽搁

笔 筆

• 下笔 下筆 xià bǐ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄧˇ haa6 bat1 to put pen to paper
• 大笔 大筆 dà bǐ ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄧˇ daai6 bat1 (formal) (honorific) your writing; your handwriting
• 毛笔 毛筆 máo bǐ ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄧˇ mou4 bat1 writing brush
• 笔友 筆友 bǐ yǒu ㄅㄧˇ ㄧㄡˇ bat1 jau5 pen pal
• 笔记 筆記 bǐ jì ㄅㄧˇ ㄐㄧˋ bat1 gei3 to take down (in writing)

• 笔走龙蛇 筆走龍蛇 bǐ zǒu lóng shé ㄅㄧˇ ㄗㄡˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄜˊ bat1 zau2 lung4 se4 lit. the brush flows with the fluidity of a dragon or snake (idiom)
• 持橐簪笔 持橐簪筆 chí tuó zān bǐ ㄔˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄗㄢ ㄅㄧˇ ci4 tok3 zaam1 bat1 to serve as a counselor (idiom)
• 点睛之笔 點睛之筆 diǎn jīng zhī bǐ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓ ㄅㄧˇ dim2 zing1 zi1 bat1 the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch