4 characters Idiom and proverb 25 978

Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「調墨弄筆」.

Discover the idiom 「調墨弄筆」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.

Refers to playing with words.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

diào mò nòng bǐ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

diu6 mak2 lung6 bat1

Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.