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手筆

简手笔 · 繁手筆

Mandarin · pinyin shǒu bǐ

sth written or painted in one's own hand
(of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill
style
hand
(fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc
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手: shǒu · hand
筆: bǐ · writing brush; write; stroke
笔: bǐ · writing brush; write; stroke

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3–3 · shou3 bi3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sau2 bat1

Cantonese word readings for 手筆. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

autograph
literary skill
original handwriting, calligraphy or painting (especially of a famous person)
style of handling affairs (especially spending money)

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