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紙馬

简纸马 · 繁紙馬

Mandarin · pinyin zhǐ mǎ

paper dolls for ritual use in the shape of people or animals

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紙: zhǐ · paper
馬: Look up this written character
纸: zhǐ · paper
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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3–3 · zhi3 ma3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zi2 maa5

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noun

paper horses (or other figures used in ritual services)
paper painted with pictures and burned at the altar

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