败笔

Traditional: 敗筆

bài bǐ

Dictionary entry

a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting

What does 败笔 mean?

败笔 (bài bǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting

2a faulty expression in writing

Character breakdown

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败bàito defeat · to damage 笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]) · brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy)

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败笔

bài bǐ

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