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提筆忘字

简提笔忘字 · 繁提筆忘字

Mandarin · pinyin tí bǐ wàng zì

to have difficulty remembering how to write Chinese characters

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提: tí · hold in hand; lift in hand
筆: bǐ · writing brush; write; stroke
忘: wàng · forget; neglect; miss, omit
字: zì · letter, character, word
笔: bǐ · writing brush; write; stroke

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2–3–4–4 · ti2 bi3 wang4 zi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tai4 bat1 mong4 zi6

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(idiomatic) to forget how to write Chinese characters; to suffer from character amnesia

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