好记性不如烂笔头
Traditional: 好記性不如爛筆頭Dictionary entry
the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
What does 好记性不如烂笔头 mean?
好记性不如烂笔头 (hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu) has the following dictionary meaning.
1the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
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好hǎogood · appropriate; proper记jìto record · to note性xìngnature · character不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-如rúas · as if烂lànsoft; mushy · well-cooked and soft笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]) · brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy)头tóuhead · hair style
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好记性不如烂笔头
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