hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu
the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
好
hǎo
good
记
jì
to record
性
xìng
nature
不
bù
no; not so
如
rú
as
烂
làn
soft; mushy
笔
bǐ
writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1])
头
tóu
head
Review