绳墨 in English sheng2 mo4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) carpenter's straight line marker
  • same as 墨斗
  • metaphorically rules
  • rules and regulations

Simplified Characters

绳 墨

Traditional Characters

繩 墨

Pinyin

sheng2 mo4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

绳sheng2rope 墨mo4surname Mo