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描紅

简描红 · 繁描紅

Mandarin · pinyin miáo hóng

to trace over red characters (as a method of learning to write)
paper printed with red characters to trace over

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描: miáo · copy, trace, sketch; depict
紅: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
红: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush

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2–2 · miao2 hong2

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miu4 hung4

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verb

to trace in black ink over characters printed in red (when learning to write with a brush)

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