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Chinese
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flooded; heavy rain
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grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
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trad. (潦草)
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潦
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草
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simp. #(潦草)
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潦
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草
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Etymology
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Pronunciation
Adjective
潦草
- (of handwriting) hasty and careless; illegible
- sloppy; slovenly
Synonyms
- 大意 (dàyì)
- 容易 (literary)
- 投五投六 (6deu-ng-deu-loq) (Shanghainese)
- 揦西 (laa2 sai1) (Cantonese)
- 毛糙 (máocāo)
- 泡毛 (pao4 mao2) (Sichuanese)
- 疏忽
- 簡單 / 简单 (jiǎndān)
- 粗心 (cūxīn)
- 邋糊 (la3 fu2) (Xiang)
- 馬虎 / 马虎
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “hasty and careless”): 工整 (gōngzhěng)
Noun
潦草
- (Cantonese, chiefly for English letters) cursive handwriting; cursive letters
Antonyms