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.
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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.

