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刀笔

dāo bǐ

2-character word Traditional 刀筆

What 刀笔 means

1. writing up of official or judicial documents
2. pettifoggery

The characters in 刀笔

• 刀dāoknife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; (slang; loanword) dollar…
• 笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc); brushstroke…

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