- 繩墨
- shéngmòcarpenter's line marker, rules and regulations* * *sheng2 mo4lit. carpenter's straight line marker, same as 墨斗, fig. rules, rules and regulations* * *繩墨|绳墨 [shéng mò] ► lit. carpenter's straight line marker ► same as ↑墨斗 ► fig. rules ► rules and regulations
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.