覓句

觅句
mìjù
to search for the right word (of poet)

CEDICT

尋求好的字句。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 覓 mì
  1. (literary) to seek
  2. to find
2 句 jù
  1. sentence
  2. clause
  3. phrase
  4. classifier for phrases or lines of verse

Containing this entry

閉門覓句 bìménmìjù lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing