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滌硯

简涤砚 · 繁滌硯

Mandarin · pinyin dí yàn

to wash an ink-slab
to prepare for study (idiom)

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涤: dí · wash, cleanse, purify; sweep
砚: yàn · inkstone

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2–4 · di2 yan4

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