繩墨 [绳－]

Jyutping sing4 mak6
Pinyin shéng mò

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. carpenter's straight line marker
  2. same as 墨斗
  3. fig. rules
  4. rules and regulations
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, figuratively
    rules and regulations
    (syn.) 纲目, 规定, 守则, 規準, 守則, 條規, 規定, 例, 法度, 规条, 規則, 綱目, 规, 规则, 程度, 規, 则度, 則度, 規條, 方案, 条例, 纪纲, 紀綱, 規矩, 规矩, 规准, 条规, 條例
  2. noun, Xiamen, Zhangzhou-Hokkien, literary
    carpenter's ink marker (inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）