舞文弄墨 wǔ wén nòng mò ㄨˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄇㄛˋ mou5 man4 lung6 mak6
- (idiom) to display one's facility with words
- to show off one's literary skills
- (original meaning) to pervert the law by playing with legal phraseology ( 墨 mò ㄇㄛˋ was a reference to 绳墨 繩墨 shéng mò ㄕㄥˊ ㄇㄛˋ )
Stroke order
Practice writing
Draw 舞 (1 of 4) — stroke by stroke.
Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.
More words with these characters
舞
- 歌舞 gē wǔ ㄍㄜ ㄨˇ go1 mou5 singing and dancing
- 舞厅 舞廳 wǔ tīng ㄨˇ ㄊㄧㄥ mou5 teng1 dance hall
- 舞会 舞會 wǔ huì ㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ mou5 wui2 dance
- 舞台 舞臺 wǔ tái ㄨˇ ㄊㄞˊ mou5 toi4 (lit. and fig.) stage; arena
- 舞蹈 wǔ dǎo ㄨˇ ㄉㄠˇ mou5 dou6 dance (performance art)
Show 15 more words with 舞
- 跳舞 tiào wǔ ㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄨˇ tiu3 mou5 to dance
- 鼓舞 gǔ wǔ ㄍㄨˇ ㄨˇ gu2 mou5 to inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)
- 伴舞 bàn wǔ ㄅㄢˋ ㄨˇ bun6 mou5 to be a dancing partner to sb
- 劲舞 勁舞 jìng wǔ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄨˇ ging3 mou5 to dance energetically
- 圆舞 圓舞 yuán wǔ ㄩㄢˊ ㄨˇ jyun4 mou5 round dance
- 尬舞 gà wǔ ㄍㄚˋ ㄨˇ (slang) to battle each other in street dancing (derived from Taiwanese 較, which sounds similar to Mandarin 尬)
- 忭舞 biàn wǔ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄨˇ variant of 抃舞
- 抃舞 biàn wǔ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄨˇ (literary) to clap and dance in joy
- 排舞 pái wǔ ㄆㄞˊ ㄨˇ paai4 mou5 a dance in formation; choreographed dance; line dance
- 挥舞 揮舞 huī wǔ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄨˇ fai1 mou5 to brandish
- 旋舞 xuán wǔ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄨˇ syun4 mou5 whirling dance
- 独舞 獨舞 dú wǔ ㄉㄨˊ ㄨˇ duk6 mou5 solo dance
- 编舞 編舞 biān wǔ ㄅㄧㄢ ㄨˇ pin1 mou5 choreography
- 舞伴 wǔ bàn ㄨˇ ㄅㄢˋ mou5 bun6 dancing partner
- 舞剧 舞劇 wǔ jù ㄨˇ ㄐㄩˋ mou5 kek6 dance drama
文
- 中文 Zhōng wén ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ zung1 man4 Chinese language
- 人文 rén wén ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄣˊ jan4 man4 humanities; culture; humanistic
- 作文 zuò wén ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄣˊ zok3 man2一絲不苟 to write an essay
- 全文 quán wén ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄣˊ cyun4 man4 entire text
- 公文 gōng wén ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ gung1 man4 official document
Show 15 more words with 文
- 外文 wài wén ㄨㄞˋ ㄨㄣˊ ngoi6 man4 foreign language (written)
- 天文 tiān wén ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄣˊ tin1 man4 astronomy
- 散文 sǎn wén ㄙㄢˇ ㄨㄣˊ saan2 man4 (broadly) prose (as opposed to verse)
- 文人 wén rén ㄨㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ man4 jan4 cultivated individual; scholar; literati
- 文件 wén jiàn ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ man4 gin2 document
- 文具 wén jù ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄩˋ man4 geoi6 stationery
- 文化 wén huà ㄨㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ man4 faa3 culture
- 文坛 文壇 wén tán ㄨㄣˊ ㄊㄢˊ man4 taan4 literary circles
- 文娱 文娛 wén yú ㄨㄣˊ ㄩˊ man4 jyu4 cultural recreation
- 文字 wén zì ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ man4 zi6 character
- 文学 文學 wén xué ㄨㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ man4 hok6 literature
- 文凭 文憑 wén píng ㄨㄣˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ man4 pang4 diploma
- 文明 wén míng ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ man4 ming4 civilized
- 文法 wén fǎ ㄨㄣˊ ㄈㄚˇ man4 faat3 grammar
- 文物 wén wù ㄨㄣˊ ㄨˋ man4 mat6 cultural relic
弄
- 嘲弄 cháo nòng ㄔㄠˊ ㄋㄨㄥˋ zaau1 lung6 to tease
- 弄错 弄錯 nòng cuò ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ lung6 co3 to err
- 玩弄 wán nòng ㄨㄢˊ ㄋㄨㄥˋ wun6 lung6 to play with
- 卖弄 賣弄 mài nong ㄇㄞˋ ˙ㄋㄨㄥ maai6 lung6 to show off
- 弄虚作假 弄虛作假 nòng xū zuò jiǎ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄩ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ lung6 heoi1 zok3 gaa2 to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
Show 15 more words with 弄
- 作弄 zuò nòng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄋㄨㄥˋ zok3 lung6 to tease
- 侍弄 shì nòng ㄕˋ ㄋㄨㄥˋ si6 lung6 to look after
- 侮弄 wǔ nòng ㄨˇ ㄋㄨㄥˋ mou5 lung6 to mock
- 倒弄 dǎo nong ㄉㄠˇ ˙ㄋㄨㄥ dou2 lung6 to move (things around)
- 劐弄 huō leng ㄏㄨㄛ ˙ㄌㄥ (dialect) to mix
- 呼弄 hū nòng ㄏㄨ ㄋㄨㄥˋ fu1 lung6 to fool
- 唬弄 hǔ nòng ㄏㄨˇ ㄋㄨㄥˋ fu2 lung6 to fool
- 巷弄 xiàng lòng ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄨㄥˋ hong6 lung6 alley
- 弄丢 弄丟 nòng diū ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄧㄡ lung6 diu1 to lose
- 弄乱 弄亂 nòng luàn ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ lung6 lyun6 to mess up
- 弄伤 弄傷 nòng shāng ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄤ lung6 soeng1 to bruise
- 弄僵 nòng jiāng ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄤ lung6 goeng1 to bring to deadlock
- 弄到 nòng dào ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄠˋ lung6 dou3 to get hold of
- 弄堂 lòng táng ㄌㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄤˊ lung6 tong4 (dialect) alley
- 弄坏 弄壞 nòng huài ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄞˋ lung6 waai6 to ruin
墨
- 墨水 mò shuǐ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ mak6 seoi2 ink
- 即墨 Jí mò ㄐㄧˊ ㄇㄛˋ zik1 mak6 see 即墨区
- 喷墨 噴墨 pēn mò ㄆㄣ ㄇㄛˋ pan3 mak6 ink jet
- 墨刑 mò xíng ㄇㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ mak6 jing4 corporal punishment consisting of carving and inking characters on the victim's forehead
- 墨匣 mò xiá ㄇㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄚˊ mak6 haap6 ink cartridge
Show 15 more words with 墨
- 墨子 Mò zǐ ㄇㄛˋ ㄗˇ mak6 zi2 Mozi (c. 470–391 BC), founder of the Mohist School 墨家, which flourished during the Warring States period (475–220 BC)
- 墨客 mò kè ㄇㄛˋ ㄎㄜˋ mak6 haak3 literary person
- 墨家 Mò jiā ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚ mak6 gaa1 Mohist School of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), founded by the philosopher 墨子
- 墨斗 mò dǒu ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄡˇ mak6 dau2 carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber)
- 墨条 墨條 mò tiáo ㄇㄛˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ mak6 tiu2 ink stick
- 墨汁 mò zhī ㄇㄛˋ ㄓ mak6 zap1 prepared Chinese ink
- 墨江 Mò jiāng ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄤ mak6 gong1 see 墨江哈尼族自治县
- 墨渍 墨漬 mò zì ㄇㄛˋ ㄗˋ mak6 zi3 ink stain
- 墨湾 墨灣 Mò Wān ㄇㄛˋ ㄨㄢ mak6 waan1 Gulf of Mexico
- 墨玉 Mò yù ㄇㄛˋ ㄩˋ mak6 juk6 see 墨玉县
- 墨盒 mò hé ㄇㄛˋ ㄏㄜˊ mak6 hap6 ink cartridge
- 墨砚 墨硯 mò yàn ㄇㄛˋ ㄧㄢˋ mak6 jin6 ink slab
- 墨笔 墨筆 mò bǐ ㄇㄛˋ ㄅㄧˇ mak6 bat1 writing brush
- 墨粉 mò fěn ㄇㄛˋ ㄈㄣˇ mak6 fan2 toner (for a laser printer)
- 墨纸 墨紙 mò zhǐ ㄇㄛˋ ㄓˇ mak6 zi2 blotting paper