刀笔

Traditional form:

刀筆

Pinyin (reading):

dāobǐ

Definitions:

• writing up of official or judicial documents
• pettifoggery

Characters:

• 刀 - knife; old coin; measure
• 笔 - pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke

Traditional characters:

• 刀 - knife; old coin; measure
• 筆 - pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke