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立可白

Mandarin · pinyin lì kě bái

correction fluid (loanword from "Liquid Paper") (Tw)

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立: lì · stand; let stand; establish, set
可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly
白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright

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4–3–2 · li4 ke3 bai2

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noun

(chiefly Taiwan) correction fluid

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