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曲筆

简曲笔 · 繁曲筆

Mandarin · pinyin qū bǐ

falsification in writing
misrepresentation in written history
deliberate digression

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曲: qū · crooked, bent; wrong, false
筆: bǐ · writing brush; write; stroke
笔: bǐ · writing brush; write; stroke

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1–3 · qu1 bi3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

kuk1 bat1

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

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