喝墨水

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Chinese

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to drink; to shout; to shout applause prepared ink
trad. (喝墨水) 墨水
simp. #(喝墨水) 墨水

Etymology

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From the Northern Qi dynasty (505–577) practice of punishing poorly performing candidates for the imperial examinations by having them ingest ink.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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喝⫽墨水 (verb-object)

  1. (figurative) to attend school; to have knowledge
    墨水  ―  yáng mòshuǐ  ―  to study overseas