the " scholar 's four jewels

the " scholar 's four jewels

Wen Fang Si Hou, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w é NF á ngs ì h ò u, which means pen, inkstone, paper and ink. The ancients jokingly called pen as Guan Cheng Hou Mao Yuanrui, inkstone as Jimo Hou Shi Xu Zhong, paper as haohu Hou Chu Zhibai, ink as Songzi Hou Yi Xuanguang, so it is called. It comes from the four genealogies of the study written by Su Yi bamboo slips of Song Dynasty.

Idiom usage

As a subject or object; a writing tool

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: four treasures of study, four scholars of study, four objects of study

The origin of Idioms

Su Yi bamboo slips of Song Dynasty quoted Wen song's biography of four Marquis from the four genealogies of Wen Fang.

Idiom explanation

It refers to pen, inkstone, paper and ink. The ancients jokingly called the pen Mao Yuanrui, the ink stone Shi Xuzhong, the paper Haowan, the Chu Zhibai, and the ink yixuanguang.