琴棋书画

Traditional: 琴棋書畫

qín qí shū huà

Dictionary entry

(idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person

What does 琴棋书画 mean?

琴棋书画 (qín qí shū huà) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person

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琴qínguqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither) · musical instrument in general 棋qívariant of 棋[qi2]书Shūabbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]画huàto draw; to paint · picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1])

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琴棋书画

qín qí shū huà

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