筆桿子
Chinese
child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (筆桿子) | 筆桿 | 子 | |
| simp. (笔杆子) | 笔杆 | 子 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
筆桿子
- shaft of a pen or writing bush; penholder
- (figuratively) pen; ability to write
- 殺人有兩種，一種是用槍桿子殺人，一種是用筆桿子殺人。偽裝得最巧妙，殺人不見血的，是用筆殺人。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1953, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《批判梁漱溟的反動思想》 (Criticism of Liang Shu-ming's Reactionary Ideas), 《毛澤東選集·第五卷》 (Selected Works of Mao Zedong: Volume V) (1977). English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
- Shārén yǒu liǎng zhǒng, yī zhǒng shì yòng qiānggǎnzi shārén, yī zhǒng shì yòng bǐgǎnzi shārén. Wěizhuāng de zuì qiǎomiào, shārénbùjiànxiě de, shì yòng bǐ shārén. [Pinyin]
- There are two ways of killing people: one is to kill with the gun and the other with the pen. The way which is most artfully disguised and draws no blood is to kill with the pen.
杀人有两种，一种是用枪杆子杀人，一种是用笔杆子杀人。伪装得最巧妙，杀人不见血的，是用笔杀人。 [MSC, simp.]
- (figuratively) effective writer
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