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走偏锋

zǒu piān fēng

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Definitions

1. to write with the tip of the brush tilted
2. (fig.) to resort to devious means

Words Containing 走偏锋

jiàn zǒu piān fēng

Jian Zoupianfeng, pseudonym of prolific modern novelist

Child Words of 走偏锋

to deviate from the correct course

brush stroke to the side (calligraphy)

point of a spear

to lean

to walk