禿筆

简 秃笔 · 繁 禿筆
Cantonese · source Jyutpingtuk1 bat1

Meanings

  1. Bald pen; poor writing ability
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Reading & tones

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Same syllable, six tones

tuk秃tuk1baldtuk2—tuk3—tuk4—tuk5—tuk6—
bat不bat1notbat2—bat3—bat4—bat5—拔bat6to pull up

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: tu1 bi3. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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tuk1 bat1

Cantonese word readings for 禿筆. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

  1. poor writing ability; low skill at composition

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Exact source record & identity禿筆 秃笔 [tu1 bi3] {tuk1 bat1} /Bald pen; poor writing ability/

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