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墨水

Mandarin · pinyin mò shuǐ

Meanings

  1. ink
  2. Classifier: 瓶 píng
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墨
mò · ink; writing
水
shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
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4–3 · mo4 shui3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mak6 seoi2

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noun

  1. prepared ink (in a liquid state, used in East Asian painting and calligraphy)
  2. ink (of the Western variety)
  3. (figuratively) scholarly knowledge; erudition

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