焚砚 in English fen2 yan4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to destroy one's ink-slab
  • to write no more because others write so much better (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

焚 砚

Traditional Characters

焚 硯

Pinyin

fen2 yan4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

焚fen2to burn 砚yan4ink-stone