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塗脂抹粉

简 涂脂抹粉 · 繁 塗脂抹粉
Mandarin · pinyin tú zhī mǒ fěn

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to put on makeup
  2. (idiom) to prettify
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Characters in this entry

塗
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脂
zhī · fat, grease, lard; grease
抹
mǒ · smear, apply, wipe off, erase
粉
fěn · powder, face powder; plaster
涂
tú · surname; name of certain rivers
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2–1–3–3 · tu2 zhi1 mo3 fen3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tou4 zi1 mut3 fan2

Cantonese word readings for 塗脂抹粉. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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