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一筆抹殺

简一笔抹杀 · 繁一筆抹殺

Mandarin · pinyin yī bǐ mǒ shā

to blot out at one stroke
to reject out of hand
to deny without a hearing

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
筆: bǐ · writing brush; write; stroke
抹: mǒ · smear, apply, wipe off, erase
殺: Look up this written character
笔: bǐ · writing brush; write; stroke
杀: shā · kill, slaughter, murder; hurt

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1–3–3–1 · yi1 bi3 mo3 sha1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jat1 bat1 mut3 saat3

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(idiomatic) to blot out at one stroke; to condemn out of hand; to totally negate

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