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挥毫洒墨

huī háo sǎ mòdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to wield a writing brush (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1a71205d436dc2a6. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

揮毫灑墨 挥毫洒墨 [hui1 hao2 sa3 mo4] /to wield a writing brush (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 揮毫灑墨

  • 挥
    huī

    to wave / to brandish / to command / to conduct / to scatter / to disperse

  • 毫
    háo

    hair / drawing brush / (in the) least / one thousandth / currency unit, 0.1 yuan

  • 洒
    sǎ

    to sprinkle / to spray / to spill / to shed

  • 墨
    mò

    ink stick / China ink / CL:塊|块[kuài] / corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead

    Mò

    surname Mo / abbr. for 墨西哥[Mò xī gē], Mexico

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.