墨水

Chinese

China ink; ink stick; (abbrev.) water; river
simp. and trad.
(墨水)
墨 水
anagram 水墨

Pronunciation


Noun

墨水

  1. prepared ink (in a liquid state, used in East Asian painting and calligraphy)
  2. ink (of the Western variety)
    鋼筆沒墨水兒啦。 [MSC, trad.]
    钢笔没墨水儿啦。 [MSC, simp.]
    Gāngbǐ méi mòshuǐr la. [Pinyin]
    The fountain pen has used up its ink.
    打印機沒墨水兒了。 [MSC, trad.]
    打印机没墨水儿了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Dǎyìnjī méi mòshuǐr le. [Pinyin]
    The printer has ran out of ink.
  3. (figuratively) scholarly knowledge; erudition

Synonyms

  • (prepared ink):

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