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

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

(literary, historical) white face powder and black pigment used as women's make-up
(literary, historical) white powder and black pigment used for painting; (figurative) painting; drawing
(literary) white powder and black pigment used in the make-up for stage performers; (figurative) opera; drama
(literary) black and white; two distinct and contrasting things
(dialectal Mandarin) chalk (for writing on a blackboard)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 粉筆 (“chalk (writing implement)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		粉筆
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	粉筆
	Taiwan	粉筆
	Chengde	粉筆
	Chifeng	粉筆
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	粉筆
	Heihe	粉筆
	Qiqihar	粉筆
	Harbin	粉筆
	Jiamusi	粉筆
	Baicheng	粉筆
	Changchun	粉筆
	Tonghua	粉筆
	Shenyang	粉筆
	Jinzhou	粉筆
	Singapore	粉筆
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	粉筆
	Tangshan	粉筆
	Cangzhou	粉筆
	Baoding	粉筆
	Shijiazhuang	粉筆
	Lijin	粉筆
	Jinan	粉筆
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	粉筆
	Dandong	粉筆
	Yantai	粉筆
	Yantai (Muping)	粉筆
	Qingdao	粉筆
	Zhucheng	粉筆
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	粉筆, 粉墨
	Lingbao	粉筆
	Jining	粉筆
	Wanrong	粉筆
	Linfen	粉筆
	Shangqiu	粉筆
	Yuanyang	粉筆
	Zhengzhou	粉筆
	Xinyang	粉筆
	Baihe	粉筆
	Xi'an	粉筆, 粉錠兒
	Baoji	粉筆
	Tianshui	粉筆
	Xining	粉筆
	Xuzhou	粉筆
	Fuyang	粉筆, 粉條
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	粉筆, 粉錠子
	Lanzhou	粉筆, 粉錠子
	Dunhuang	粉筆
	Hami	粉筆
	Ürümqi	粉筆
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	粉筆, 白墨
	Nanchong	粉筆, 白墨
	Dazhou	粉筆, 白墨
	Hanyuan	粉筆, 白墨
	Xichang	粉筆
	Zigong	粉筆, 粉墨
	Chongqing	粉筆, 白墨, 粉墨
	Wuhan	粉筆
	Yichang	粉筆, 粉條
	Xiangyang	粉筆
	Tianmen	粉筆, 粉條
	Guiyang	粉筆
	Zunyi	粉筆
	Bijie	粉筆
	Liping	粉筆, 白墨
	Zhaotong	粉筆
	Dali	粉筆
	Kunming	粉筆
	Mengzi	粉筆
	Guilin	粉筆
	Liuzhou	粉筆
	Nanning (Wuming)	粉筆
	Jishou	粉筆
	Changde	粉筆
	Hanzhong	粉筆
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	粉筆
	Yangzhou	粉筆
	Lianyungang	粉筆
	Lianshui	粉筆
	Nantong	粉筆
	Anqing	粉筆
	Wuhu	粉筆
	Hefei	粉筆
	Hong'an	粉筆, 粉條, 粉墨
Cantonese	Guangzhou	粉筆
	Hong Kong	粉筆
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	粉筆
	Macau	粉筆
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	粉筆
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	粉筆
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	粉筆
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	粉筆
	Foshan	粉筆
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	粉筆
	Foshan (Shunde)	粉筆
	Foshan (Sanshui)	粉筆
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	粉筆
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	粉筆
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	粉筆
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	粉筆
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	粉筆
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	粉筆
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	粉筆
	Taishan	粉筆
	Taishan (Guanghai)	粉筆
	Kaiping (Chikan)	粉筆
	Enping (Niujiang)	粉筆
	Heshan (Yayao)	粉筆
	Dongguan	粉筆
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	粉筆
	Qinzhou	粉筆
	Mandalay (Taishan)	粉筆
Gan	Nanchang	粉筆
	Lichuan	粉筆
	Pingxiang	粉筆
Hakka	Meixian	粉筆
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	粉筆
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	粉筆
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	粉筆
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	白粉
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	粉筆
	Yudu	粉筆
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	粉筆
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	粉筆
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	粉筆
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	粉筆
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	粉筆
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	粉筆
Huizhou	Jixi	粉筆
Huizhou	Shexian	粉筆
Jin	Taiyuan	粉筆
	Yangyuan	粉筆
	Datong	粉筆
	Xinzhou	粉筆
	Lüliang (Lishi)	粉筆
	Changzhi	粉筆
	Linhe	粉筆
	Jining	粉筆
	Hohhot	粉筆
	Erenhot	粉筆
	Pingshan	粉筆
	Zhangjiakou	粉筆
	Handan	粉筆
	Linzhou	粉筆
	Suide	粉筆, 粉錠兒
Northern Min	Jian'ou	粉筆
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	白墨
Southern Min	Xiamen	粉筆
	Quanzhou	粉筆
	Jinjiang	粉筆
	Zhangzhou	粉筆
	Tainan	白墨粉
	Singapore (Hokkien)	粉筆
	Manila (Hokkien)	粉筆
	Guilin (Biyange)	白粉
	Leizhou	白粉
	Haikou	粉筆
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	粉筆
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	粉筆
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	粉筆
Wu	Shanghai (Chongming)	粉筆
	Suzhou	粉筆
	Danyang	粉筆
	Hangzhou	粉筆
	Ningbo	粉筆
	Wenzhou	粉筆
	Jinhua	粉筆
Xiang	Changsha	粉條
Xiang	Loudi	粉筆, 粉筆條子

Derived terms

粉墨登場／粉墨登场 (fěnmòdēngchǎng)

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