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筆誤

简笔误 · 繁筆誤

Mandarin · pinyin bǐ wù

a slip of a pen
Classifier: 處 chù

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筆: bǐ · writing brush; write; stroke
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笔: bǐ · writing brush; write; stroke
误: wù · err, make mistake; interfere

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3–4 · bi3 wu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bat1 ng6

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verb

to make a slip of the pen

noun

slip of the pen, typo

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