粉墨

Chinese

		dust; powder	China ink; ink stick; abbrev. for Mexico
simp. and trad. (粉墨)		粉	墨

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fěnmò

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄣˇ ㄇㄛˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: fěnmò
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄣˇ ㄇㄛˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: feenmoh
  - IPA ^(key): /fən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/

Noun

粉墨

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

Derived terms

粉墨登場／粉墨登场

Verb

粉墨

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

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