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Chinese
Etymology
From a poem by Tang-dynasty poet Lu Tong.
忽來案上翻墨汁,塗抹詩書如老鴉。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
忽来案上翻墨汁,涂抹诗书如老鸦。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: 9th century, Lu Tong, 《示添丁》(Solemn Instructions to the Toddler Boy)
- Hū lái àn shàng fān mòzhī, túmǒshīshū rú lǎoyā.
- All of a sudden you flip o'er the ink — gone are the Canons now daubed like a crow.
Pronunciation
Verb
塗鴉
- (often humble) to write (characters, calligraphy) or draw (painting) in a casual, poor or unaesthetic manner; to scrawl; to scribble
- to write graffiti; to graffiti; to vandalise
- 禁止塗鴉!/禁止涂鸦! ― Jìnzhǐ túyā! ― Graffiti prohibited.
- 牆上的塗鴉/墙上的涂鸦 ― qiáng shàng de túyā ― graffiti on the wall
Synonyms
- (to write graffiti): 漆鴉/漆鸦 (qīyā)