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塗乙

简涂乙 · 繁塗乙

Mandarin · pinyin tú yǐ

to edit (a text); to revise (a manuscript)

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乙: yǐ · second; 2nd heavenly stem
涂: tú · surname; name of certain rivers

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2–3 · tu2 yi3

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