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涂敷

tú fū

2-character word Traditional 塗敷

What 涂敷 means

1. to smear
2. to daub
3. to plaster
4. to apply (ointment)

The characters in 涂敷

• 涂túto apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub
• 敷fūto spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc)

Sounds the same

Read tú fū, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 屠夫butcher; fig. murderous dictator

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