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败笔

bài bǐ

2-character word Traditional 敗筆

What 败笔 means

1. a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting
2. a faulty expression in writing

The characters in 败笔

• 败bàito defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent)
• 笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc); brushstroke…

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