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臨寫

简临写 · 繁臨寫

Mandarin · pinyin lín xiě

to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting)

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臨: Look up this written character
寫: xiě · write; draw, sketch; compose
临: lín · draw near, approach; descend
写: xiě · write; draw, sketch; compose

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2–3 · lin2 xie3

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lam4 se2

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

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