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摹寫

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Mandarin · pinyin mó xiě

to trace over
to copy (a calligraphy model)
facsimile
(fig.) to depict
to portray

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摹: mó · trace, copy, duplicate; pattern
寫: xiě · write; draw, sketch; compose
写: xiě · write; draw, sketch; compose

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2–3 · mo2 xie3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mou4 se2

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verb

to copy (a model of calligraphy, painting, etc.); to imitate
to describe; to portray; to depict

noun

(rhetoric) imagery

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