卖文为生[mài wén wéi shēng]
词典write for a living：卖文为生。
词典depend on one's pen for a living：卖文为生。
词典make a living by one's pen：卖文为生。
词典subsist by the pen：卖文为生。
卖文为生[mài wén wéi shēng]
write for a living; depend on one's pen for a living; make a living by one's pen; subsist by the pen:
例：这个作家已背弃了他原来的艺术标准， 现在只是卖文为生。
The writer has sold out his artistic standards and now just writes for a living.