命筆

Chinese

		life; fate	pen; pencil; writing brush pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters
trad. (命筆)		命	筆
simp. (命笔)		命	笔

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mìngbǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄧˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mìngbǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mìngbǐ
    • Wade–Giles: ming⁴-pi³
    • Yale: mìng-bǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: minqbii
    • Palladius: минби (minbi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Verb

命筆

1. (formal) to take up the pen; to start writing; to put pen to paper

Synonyms

• 下筆／下笔 (xiàbǐ)
• 動筆／动笔 (dòngbǐ)
• 揮毫／挥毫 (huīháo) (formal)
• 用筆／用笔 (yòngbǐ)
• 著筆／着笔 (zhuóbǐ)
• 落筆／落笔 (luòbǐ)
• 落紙／落纸 (luòzhǐ) (literary)
• 落墨 (luòmò)
• 行筆／行笔 (xíngbǐ)
• 運筆／运笔 (yùnbǐ)