pì yōng yàn

Traditional: 辟雍硯

辟雍砚 (pì yōng yàn) is a Chinese word meaning “ink slab or ink stone of celadon or white porcelain with unglazed surface”.

Meanings

  1. 1ink slab or ink stone of celadon or white porcelain with unglazed surface

Characters in 辟雍砚

辟bì · (literary) king; monarch雍yōng · harmony砚yàn · ink-stone

Related words

开辟to open up辟(literary) king; monarch辟penal law辟to open (a door)开天辟地to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pan2 gu3] creation myth辟邪to ward off evil spirits精辟clear and penetrating (e.g. analysis)雍容natural砚台ink stone悬雍垂uvula (biology)雍harmony雍surname Yong

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