粉墨

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Chinese

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

Pronunciation


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
  5. (dialectal Mandarin) chalk (for writing on a blackboard)

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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