墨斗 [－－]

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Pinyin mò dǒu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    木工​工具​，​用​嚟​幫​工地​畫​直​綫​，​傳​説​係​魯​班​整出​來​嘅​。​墨斗​結構​係​一塊​四方​木​，​上面​挖空​裝墨​。​墨​可以​係​墨粉​或者​墨水​。​斗中間​有​個​綫​轆​，​可以​拉一​條​綫​出​來​，​然後兩個​人行​埋去​要彈​墨​綫​嘅​地方​，​對​準彈​落去​，​咁​就​有​一​條​綫​響​啲​嘢​上面​。
    a tool for drawing straight lines on a wall, for decoration and construction
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Hailu, Hakka, Hokkien, Singapore, Teochew
    cuttlefish
  2. noun
    carpenter's ink marker (inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我今朝走咗架车，搞到返工迟到。食饭果阵，去亲边间餐厅都无位。买外卖又俾人撞跌盒饭，真系黑过墨斗。
    我今朝走咗架車，搞到返工遲到。食飯果陣，去親邊間餐廳都無位。買外賣又俾人撞跌盒飯，真係黑過墨斗。
    • I missed my bus this morning and was late at work. Every restaurant I wanted to have lunch in was full. On top of that, someone bumped into me and knocked my takeoff to the ground, how unlucky can I be?
  2. Cantonese
    你今日块面黑过墨斗，无事呀嘛？
    你今日塊面黑過墨斗，無事呀嘛？
    • You have a really long face today, is everything alright?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    墨斗
    墨斗
    mò dǒu
    • carpenter's ink marker