Hold on to lead

Hold on to lead

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w ò Qi ā Nb à oqi à n, which means all writing tools. Later, it was used as an allusion of diligent writing and collation. From miscellaneous records of Xijing.

Notes on Idioms

Lead, lead powder, bamboo slips.

The origin of Idioms

"Xijing Zaji" Volume 3: "Yangzi cloud good things, often huaiqiantilu, from the various officials, visit the language of the four corners."

Idiom usage

It refers to writing. Examples: Feng Guifen's Suzhou trial records in Qing Dynasty: "Tongzhi early Yuan Dynasty The second time in Suzhou, the second time in the history, was to cut down the counties, towns, lakes, and Jiazhu counties, where the people holding the lead and holding the lead were scattered in all directions, and the most important thing was to return to Xiangui Li. " In Zeng Guofan's preface to Sun Zhi Fang Shi's lecture in the Qing Dynasty, it is said that "because of the number of people in the world, we can't neglect what we hold. If we don't get everything done, our teeth have already declined." Kuang Zhouyi's "Huifeng Cihua sequel" Volume 1: "it's still breathing a little bit in the Soviet days. After the collation and engraving of the ancestors' letters, we should encourage the spirit of holding lead again."