洋筆

Chinese

ocean; foreign
pen; pencil; writing brush
pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters
 
trad. (洋筆)
simp. (洋笔)
Literally: “foreign pen”.

Etymology

Perhaps a re-etymologization of 鉛筆铅笔 (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation


Noun

洋筆

  1. (dialectal) pencil

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 洋筆尖 / 洋笔尖
  • 洋筆搓 / 洋笔搓
  • 洋筆條 / 洋笔条
  • 洋筆盒 / 洋笔盒
  • 洋筆箍 / 洋笔箍
  • 洋筆芯 / 洋笔芯
  • 洋筆轉 / 洋笔转
  • 洋筆頭 / 洋笔头

References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “洋笔”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 300.