繩墨

Chinese

		rope	China ink; ink stick; (abbrev.)
trad. (繩墨)		繩	墨
simp. (绳墨)		绳	墨

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shéngmò

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˊ ㄇㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ mak⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chîn-ba̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shéngmò
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˊ ㄇㄛˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shéngmò
  - Wade–Giles: shêng²-mo⁴
  - Yale: shéng-mwò
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sherngmoh
  - Palladius: шэнмо (šɛnmo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing⁴ mak⁶
  - Yale: sìhng mahk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ mak⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ meg⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ mɐk̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Tainan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chîn-ba̍k
  - Tâi-lô: tsîn-ba̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cinbak
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sin²⁴⁻²² bak̚⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sin¹³⁻²² bak̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Tainan): /t͡sin²⁴⁻³³ bak̚⁴/

Noun

繩墨

(literary, Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) carpenter's ink marker (inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber)
(figuratively) rules and regulations

Synonyms

(carpenter's ink marker):

Dialectal synonyms of 墨斗 (“carpenter's ink marker”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		墨斗, 繩墨
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	墨斗兒
	Taiwan	墨斗
	Chengde	墨斗子
	Chifeng	墨斗子
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	墨斗子
	Heihe	墨斗子, 墨斗兒
	Qiqihar	墨斗兒
	Harbin	墨斗兒
	Jiamusi	墨斗子
	Baicheng	墨斗子
	Changchun	墨斗子
	Tonghua	墨斗子
	Shenyang	墨斗子
	Jinzhou	墨斗子
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	墨斗兒
	Tangshan	墨斗子, 墨心斗子
	Cangzhou	墨斗兒
	Baoding	墨斗兒
	Shijiazhuang	墨斗兒
	Lijin	墨斗子
	Jinan	墨斗, 墨斗子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	墨斗兒
	Dandong	墨斗子, 墨斗兒
	Yantai	墨斗子
	Yantai (Muping)	墨斗子, 墨斗子線兒
	Zhucheng	墨斗子
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	墨斗子
	Jining	墨斗兒
	Wanrong	墨斗子
	Linfen	墨斗子
	Shangqiu	墨斗子
	Yuanyang	墨斗
	Zhengzhou	墨斗兒
	Xinyang	墨斗兒
	Baihe	墨斗子
	Xi'an	墨斗子, 墨斗
	Baoji	墨斗
	Tianshui	墨斗子
	Xining	墨斗
	Xuzhou	墨斗, 墨斗子
	Fuyang	墨斗子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	墨斗子
	Lanzhou	墨斗子
	Dunhuang	墨斗
	Hami	墨斗子
	Ürümqi	墨斗兒, 墨斗子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	墨斗, 墨斗斗, 墨斗斗兒
	Nanchong	墨斗子
	Dazhou	墨斗
	Hanyuan	墨斗
	Xichang	墨斗
	Zigong	墨斗
	Chongqing	墨斗
	Wuhan	墨斗子, 墨斗
	Yichang	墨斗子
	Xiangyang	墨斗
	Tianmen	墨斗子
	Guiyang	墨斗
	Zunyi	墨斗
	Bijie	墨斗
	Liping	墨斗
	Zhaotong	墨斗
	Dali	墨斗
	Kunming	墨斗
	Mengzi	墨斗
	Guilin	墨斗
	Liuzhou	墨斗
	Jishou	墨斗
	Changde	墨斗
	Hanzhong	墨斗
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	墨斗
	Yangzhou	墨斗子, 墨斗
	Lianyungang	墨斗子
	Lianshui	墨斗子
	Nantong	墨斗
	Anqing	墨斗
	Wuhu	墨斗子
	Hefei	墨斗
	Hong'an	墨斗
Cantonese	Guangzhou	墨斗
	Hong Kong	墨斗
	Dongguan	墨斗
Gan	Nanchang	墨斗
	Lichuan	墨斗
	Pingxiang	墨斗
Hakka	Meixian	墨斗
	Yudu	墨斗
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	墨斗
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	墨斗
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	墨斗
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	墨斗
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	墨斗
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	墨斗
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	墨斗
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	墨斗
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	墨斗
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	墨斗
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	墨斗
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	墨斗
Huizhou	Jixi	墨斗
Huizhou	Shexian	墨斗
Jin	Taiyuan	墨斗, 墨斗子
	Yangyuan	墨斗子
	Datong	墨斗子
	Xinzhou	墨斗子
	Lüliang (Lishi)	墨斗子
	Changzhi	墨斗子
	Linhe	墨斗子
	Jining	墨斗子
	Hohhot	墨斗子
	Erenhot	墨斗子
	Pingshan	墨斗兒
	Zhangjiakou	墨斗子
	Handan	墨斗兒
	Linzhou	墨斗
	Suide	墨斗子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	墨斗
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	墨斗
Southern Min	Xiamen	墨斗, 繩墨
	Quanzhou	墨斗
	Zhangzhou	墨斗, 繩墨
	Zhao'an	墨斗
	Taipei	墨斗
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	墨斗
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	墨斗
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	墨斗
	Kaohsiung	墨斗
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	墨斗
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	墨斗
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	墨斗
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	墨斗
	Yilan (Luodong)	墨斗
	Yilan (Toucheng)	墨斗
	Tainan	墨斗, 繩墨
	Tainan (Anping)	墨斗
	Kinmen	墨斗
	Penghu (Magong)	墨斗
	Penghu (Xiyu)	墨斗
	Manila (Hokkien)	墨斗
	Chaozhou	墨斗
	Haikou	墨斗
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	墨斗
Wu	Shanghai	墨斗
	Shanghai (Chongming)	墨斗
	Suzhou	墨斗
	Hangzhou	墨斗
	Ningbo	墨斗
	Wenzhou	墨斗
	Jinhua	墨斗
Xiang	Changsha	墨斗, 墨線盒子
Xiang	Loudi	墨底

(rules and regulations):

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例 (lì) (literary, or in compounds)
則度 / 则度 (zédù) (literary)
守則 / 守则 (shǒuzé)
方案 (fāng'àn)
條例 / 条例 (tiáolì)
條規 / 条规 (tiáoguī)
法度 (fǎdù)
程度 (chéngdù) (archaic)
紀綱 / 纪纲 (jìgāng) (literary)
綱目 / 纲目 (gāngmù) (Classical Chinese)
規 / 规 (literary, or in compounds)
規則 / 规则 (guīzé)
規定 / 规定 (guīdìng)
規條 / 规条 (guītiáo)
規準 / 规准 (guīzhǔn) (literary)
規矩 / 规矩 (guījǔ)