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掉漆

diào qī

2-character word

What 掉漆 means

1. to peel off (paint)
2. (fig.) to be exposed
3. to lose face (Tw)

The characters in 掉漆

• 掉diàoto fall; to drop; to lag behind
• 漆qīpaint; lacquer; to paint (furniture, walls etc)

Sounds the same

Read diào qī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 掉期swap (finance)

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