| 橐 |
tuó bǐ | to make one's living by writing |
| 橐 |
tuó | sack / tube open at both ends / (onom.) footsteps |
| 笔 |
bǐ | writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支,枝) / brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy) / (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork / (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character / (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business / (literary) to write (with a brush or pen) |