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偏鋒

简偏锋 · 繁偏鋒

Mandarin · pinyin piān fēng

(calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at a low angle, so that the tip of the brush runs along the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒 zhèng fēng and 側鋒 cè fēng)
(fig.) unorthodox or improper way of doing things

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偏: piān · inclined one side; slanting
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锋: fēng · point of spear, sharp point

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1–1 · pian1 feng1

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