Pen and ink
Bi Geng Yan Tian, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ǐ g ē ngy à NTI á n, meaning writing. It comes from Shuowen Jiezi written by Han Xushen.
The origin of Idioms
In ShuoWenJieZi written by Xu Shen of Han Dynasty, Duan Yucai notes: "every time you recite a poem written by Wang's father, it says:" if you don't plant inkstones, you'll have no pleasure. If you don't support iron bones, you'll never support poverty. "
Idiom usage
Take reading and writing as a profession
Pen and ink
Advocating emotion and thinking - chàng qíng yě sī
defeat a force with a tenderness - yǐ róu zhì gāng
fight and win battles of quick decision - bīng wén zhuō sù
outwardly strong but inwardly weak - wài qiáng zhōng gān