"brush talk" meaning in English

See brush talk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology templates: {{calque|en|lzh|筆談}} Calque of Literary Chinese 筆談 (bǐtán) Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} brush talk
  1. Use of written Literary Chinese as a lingua franca in the Sinosphere. Wikipedia link: en:brushtalk Synonyms: brush-talk, brushtalk
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