塗鴉
See also: 涂鸦
Chinese edit
to smear; daub | crow | ||
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trad. (塗鴉) | 塗 | 鴉 | |
simp. (涂鸦) | 涂 | 鸦 |
Etymology edit
From a poem by Tang-dynasty poet Lu Tong.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
塗鴉
- (often humble) to write (characters, calligraphy) or draw (painting) in a casual, poor or unaesthetic manner; to scrawl; to scribble
- to write graffiti; to graffiti; to vandalise