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飛符

简飞符 · 繁飛符

Mandarin · pinyin fēi fú

talisman in the form of a painting of symbols thought to have magical powers (also called 符籙 fú lù)
to invoke the magical power of such a talisman
a tiger tally 虎符 hǔ fú sent with great urgency

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飛: Look up this written character
符: fú · i.d. tag, tally, symbol, charm
飞: fēi · fly; go quickly; dart; high

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1–2 · fei1 fu2

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