焚砚 焚硯
焚砚 焚硯 fén yàn ㄈㄣˊ ㄧㄢˋ fan4 jin6
- to destroy one's ink-slab (i.e. to write no more because others write so much better)
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焚
- 焚烧 焚燒 fén shāo ㄈㄣˊ ㄕㄠ fan4 siu1 to burn
- 心急如焚 xīn jí rú fén ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄈㄣˊ sam1 gap1 jyu4 fan4 see 心急火燎
- 焚化 fén huà ㄈㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ fan4 faa3 to cremate
- 焚尸 焚屍 fén shī ㄈㄣˊ ㄕ fan4 si1 to cremate
- 焚毁 焚毀 fén huǐ ㄈㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄟˇ fan4 wai2 to burn down
Show 15 more words with 焚
- 焚毁 焚燬 fén huǐ ㄈㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄟˇ to burn down
- 焚风 焚風 fén fēng ㄈㄣˊ ㄈㄥ fan4 fung1 foehn wind (loanword)
- 焚香 fén xiāng ㄈㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄤ fan4 hoeng1 to burn incense
- 自焚 zì fén ㄗˋ ㄈㄣˊ zi6 fan4 to set oneself on fire; to self-immolate
- 焚尸炉 焚屍爐 fén shī lú ㄈㄣˊ ㄕ ㄌㄨˊ fan4 si1 lou4 crematorium
- 欲火焚身 慾火焚身 yù huǒ fén shēn ㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄈㄣˊ ㄕㄣ juk6 fo2 fan4 san1 burning with desire
- 救焚益薪 jiù fén yì xīn ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄣ gau3 fan4 jik1 san1 add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse
- 焚书坑儒 焚書坑儒 fén shū kēng rú ㄈㄣˊ ㄕㄨ ㄎㄥ ㄖㄨˊ fan4 syu1 haang1 jyu4 to burn the Confucian classics and bury alive the Confucian scholars (acts supposedly committed by the first emperor 秦始皇)
- 焚琴煮鹤 焚琴煮鶴 fén qín zhǔ hè ㄈㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨˇ ㄏㄜˋ fan4 kam4 zyu2 hok6 lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes
- 焚膏继晷 焚膏繼晷 fén gāo jì guǐ ㄈㄣˊ ㄍㄠ ㄐㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ fan4 gou1 gai3 gwai2 to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day
- 焚香敬神 fén xiāng jìng shén ㄈㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄣˊ fan4 hoeng1 ging3 san4 to burn incense in prayer to a God
- 玉石俱焚 yù shí jù fén ㄩˋ ㄕˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄈㄣˊ juk6 sek6 keoi1 fan4 to burn both jade and common stone
- 玩火自焚 wán huǒ zì fén ㄨㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄗˋ ㄈㄣˊ waan4 fo2 zi6 fan4 to play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences
- 芝焚蕙叹 芝焚蕙嘆 zhī fén huì tàn ㄓ ㄈㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄢˋ zi1 fan4 wai6 taan3 lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
- 兰艾同焚 蘭艾同焚 lán ài tóng fén ㄌㄢˊ ㄞˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄣˊ laan4 ngaai6 tung4 fan4 lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom); fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common
砚 硯
- 古砚 古硯 gǔ yàn ㄍㄨˇ ㄧㄢˋ gu2 jin6 antique ink slab
- 同砚 同硯 tóng yàn ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˋ tung4 jin6 classmate
- 墨砚 墨硯 mò yàn ㄇㄛˋ ㄧㄢˋ mak6 jin6 ink slab
- 广砚 廣硯 Guǎng Yàn ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄧㄢˋ gwong2 jin6 Guangnan and Yanshan (in Yunnan)
- 柘砚 柘硯 zhè yàn ㄓㄜˋ ㄧㄢˋ ze3 jin6 ink slabs from a place in Shandong
Show 15 more words with 砚 硯
- 涤砚 滌硯 dí yàn ㄉㄧˊ ㄧㄢˋ dik6 jin6 to wash an ink-slab
- 瓦砚 瓦硯 wǎ yàn ㄨㄚˇ ㄧㄢˋ ngaa5 jin6 ink stone or ink slab made from an antique palace tile
- 砚兄 硯兄 yàn xiōng ㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄩㄥ jin6 hing1 senior fellow student
- 砚友 硯友 yàn yǒu ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄡˇ jin6 jau5 classmate
- 砚室 硯室 yàn shì ㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ jin6 sat1 case for an ink slab
- 砚山 硯山 Yàn shān ㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄢ jin6 saan1 see 砚山县
- 砚席 硯席 yàn xí ㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧˊ jin6 zik6 ink slab and sitting mat
- 砚弟 硯弟 yàn dì ㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧˋ jin6 dai6 younger fellow student
- 砚池 硯池 yàn chí ㄧㄢˋ ㄔˊ jin6 ci4 (concave) ink stone or ink slab
- 砚滴 硯滴 yàn dī ㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧ jin6 dik6 small cup for adding water to an ink stone
- 砚瓦 硯瓦 yàn wǎ ㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄚˇ jin6 ngaa5 ink slab
- 砚田 硯田 yàn tián ㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢˊ jin6 tin4 ink stone
- 砚盒 硯盒 yàn hé ㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄜˊ jin6 hap6 case for an ink stone or ink slab
- 砚石 硯石 yàn shí ㄧㄢˋ ㄕˊ jin6 sek6 ink stone
- 砚耕 硯耕 yàn gēng ㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄥ jin6 gaang1 to live by writing
Idioms with these characters
- 焚膏继晷 焚膏繼晷 fén gāo jì guǐ ㄈㄣˊ ㄍㄠ ㄐㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ fan4 gou1 gai3 gwai2 to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day
- 救焚益薪 jiù fén yì xīn ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄣ gau3 fan4 jik1 san1 add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse
- 兰艾同焚 蘭艾同焚 lán ài tóng fén ㄌㄢˊ ㄞˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄣˊ laan4 ngaai6 tung4 fan4 lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom); fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common
Show 3 more idioms with 焚
- 玩火自焚 wán huǒ zì fén ㄨㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄗˋ ㄈㄣˊ waan4 fo2 zi6 fan4 to play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences
- 玉石俱焚 yù shí jù fén ㄩˋ ㄕˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄈㄣˊ juk6 sek6 keoi1 fan4 to burn both jade and common stone
- 芝焚蕙叹 芝焚蕙嘆 zhī fén huì tàn ㄓ ㄈㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄢˋ zi1 fan4 wai6 taan3 lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress