粉墨

Chinese

		dust; powder	China ink; ink stick; (abbrev.)
trad. (粉墨)		粉	墨
simp. #(粉墨)		粉	墨

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fěnmò

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄣˇ ㄇㄛˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fěnmò
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄣˇ ㄇㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fěnmò
    • Wade–Giles: fên³-mo⁴
    • Yale: fěn-mwò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: feenmoh
    • Palladius: фэньмо (fɛnʹmo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fən²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/

Noun

粉墨

1. (literary, historical) white face powder and black pigment used as women's make-up
2. (literary, historical) white powder and black pigment used for painting; (figurative) painting; drawing
3. (literary) white powder and black pigment used in the make-up for stage performers; (figurative) opera; drama
4. (literary) black and white; two distinct and contrasting things

Derived terms

• 粉墨登場／粉墨登场 (fěnmòdēngchǎng)

 

Verb

粉墨

1. (literary) to draw a picture
2. (literary) to differentiate between black and white; to distinguish clearly
3. (literary) to whitewash; to gloss over reality