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  *砚* | 砚* | *砚
ink-stone
high-quality ink stonemade in Duanxi and Guangdong
writing brush and ink stone
to wash an ink-slab / to prepare for study (idiom)
Guangnan and Yanshan (in Yunnan)
classmate / fellow student
ink stone made of pottery
antique ink slab / CL:
ink slab / ink stone
ink slabs from a place in Shandong
to destroy one's ink-slab (i.e. to write no more because others write so much better)
ink stone or ink slab made from an antique palace tile
to grind one's way through an ink stone / to persevere in a difficult task (idiom) / to study diligently (idiom)
ink slab or ink stone of celadon or white porcelain with unglazed surface


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