砚田之食

yàn tián zhī shí

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1. to make a living by writing (idiom)

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Child Words of 砚田之食

• 之 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 田 田 tián: field
• 砚 砚 yàn: ink-stone
• 砚田 砚田 yàn tián: ink stone
• 食 食 shí: to eat
• 食 食 sì: to feed (a person or animal)