brush talk

noun

The use of written Literary Chinese as a lingua franca in the Sinosphere.

OriginLiterary Chinese 筆談 →
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Meanings

nounbrush talk (countable and uncountable, plural brush talks)

plural brush talks · alternative brush-talk · alternative brushtalk

  1. countableuncountableThe use of written Literary Chinese as a lingua franca in the Sinosphere.

Origin

  1. Literary Chinese筆談
  2. Englishbrush talk

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