inferior calligraphy/painting; cormorant
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesnoun
inferior calligraphy or painting; clumsy writing/drawing
literaryA classical metaphor used in literary contexts to self-deprecate one's own artistic work.
Xiān先
sheng生
guò过
qiān谦
le了
，
zhuō拙
zuò作
bù不
guò过
shì是
mò墨
yā鸦
，
bù不
kān堪
rù入
mù目
。
You are too modest, sir. My humble work is nothing but clumsy scrawl, not worth looking at.
Zhè这
xiē些
zì字
jì迹
liáo潦
cǎo草
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
mò墨
yā鸦
tú涂
zhǐ纸
。
This handwriting is so messy, it's like a crow smearing ink on paper.
noun
cormorant (a diving bird)
dialectA regional (dialectal) term for the cormorant, a bird traditionally used for fishing in some parts of China.
Yú渔
mín民
xùn训
liàn练
mò墨
yā鸦
bāng帮
tā他
bǔ捕
yú鱼
。
The fisherman trained cormorants to help him catch fish.
Jiāng江
miàn面
shàng上
yǒu有
jǐ几
zhī只
mò墨
yā鸦
zài在
yóu游
shuǐ水
。
There are a few cormorants swimming on the river surface.