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鬼畫符

简鬼画符 · 繁鬼畫符

Mandarin · pinyin guǐ huà fú

undecipherable handwriting
scribblings
(fig.) hypocritical talk

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鬼: guǐ · ghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determinative star θ Cancri
畫: huà · delineate, painting, picture, drawing; draw
符: fú · i.d. tag, tally, symbol, charm
画: huà · a painting, picture, drawing; to draw

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3–4–2 · gui3 hua4 fu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gwai2 waak6 fu4

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noun

(figurative) scribbling; undecipherable handwriting; scrawl
(figurative) hypocritical talk

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