喝墨水
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Chinese[edit]
to drink; to shout; to shout applause | prepared ink | ||
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trad. (喝墨水) | 喝 | 墨水 | |
simp. #(喝墨水) | 喝 | 墨水 |
Etymology[edit]
From the Northern Qi dynasty (505–577) practice of punishing poorly performing candidates for the imperial examinations by having them ingest ink.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
喝⫽墨水 (verb-object)