Amu Darya, the biggest river of Central Asia, from Pamir to Aral sea, forming the boundary between Afghanistan and Tajikistan then flowing through Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan / formerly called Oxus by Greek and Western writers, and Gihon by medieval Islamic writers
the League of the Left-Wing Writers, an organization of writers formed in China in 1930 / abbr. for 中國左翼作家聯盟|中国左翼作家联盟[Zhong1 guo2 Zuo3 yi4 Zuo4 jia1 Lian2 meng2]
(idiom) To retain what is important and remove disorderly or superfluous material. It is especially used when advising writers to focus on the main points.
(idiom) Refers to people who enjoy playing with words but often have poor moral character. It criticizes writers or intellectuals whose conduct is questionable.
(idiom) To take something up naturally and effortlessly. It is mainly used of writers who select words or allusions with ease and fluency, without much thought.
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