禿筆

Chinese

		bald; blunt	pen; pencil; writing brush pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters
trad. (禿筆)		禿	筆
simp. (秃笔)		秃	笔

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tūbǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄅㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tuk¹ bat¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thu̍t-pit

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tūbǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄅㄧˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tubǐ
  - Wade–Giles: tʻu¹-pi³
  - Yale: tū-bǐ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tubii
  - Palladius: туби (tubi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tuk¹ bat¹
  - Yale: tūk bāt
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tuk⁷ bat⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: tug¹ bed¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊk̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thu̍t-pit
  - Tâi-lô: thu̍t-pit
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tudpid
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰut̚⁴⁻³² pit̚³²/

Noun

禿筆

poor writing ability; low skill at composition

Synonyms

(Hokkien) 禿頭筆／秃头笔

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
禿	筆
とく Hyōgai	ひつ Grade: 3
on'yomi	kan'on

Noun

禿(とく)筆(ひつ) • (tokuhitsu)

a brush with tip worn out from use
(humble) one's own writing

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
禿	筆
ち(び) Hyōgai	ふで Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Noun

禿(ちび)筆(ふで) • (chibifude)

a brush with tip worn out from use
(humble) one's own writing

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
禿	筆
かぶろ Hyōgai	ふで Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Noun

禿(かぶろ)筆(ふで) • (kaburofude)

a brush with tip worn out from use