硯瓦

硯瓦

1. (regional) inkstone; ink slab (Classifier: 方 m)

   • 秦鐘剛轉出身來，聽得腦後颼的一聲，早見一方硯瓦飛來，並不知係何人打來，卻打在賈藍賈菌的座上。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     秦钟刚转出身来，听得脑后飕的一声，早见一方砚瓦飞来，并不知系何人打来，却打在贾蓝贾菌的座上。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18^th century CE

     Qín Zhōng gāng zhuǎn chū shēn lái, tīng de nǎohòu sōu de yī shēng, zǎo jiàn yī fāng yànwǎ fēi lái, bìng bùzhī xì hérén dǎ lái, què dǎ zài Jiǎ Lán Jiǎ Jùn de zuò shàng. [Pinyin]

     Just when Qin Zhong turned over, he heard a swoosh behind his head. He saw an inkstone flying over, but didn't know who flung it over, and it landed on the seats of Jia Lan and Jia Jun.