砚田之食

yàn tián zhī shí

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Definitions

  1. 1. to make a living by writing (idiom)

Child Words of 砚田之食

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

田
tián

field

砚
yàn

ink-stone

砚田
yàn tián

ink stone

食
shí

to eat

食
sì

to feed (a person or animal)