绳墨

Traditional form:

繩墨

Pinyin (reading):

shéngmò

Definitions:

• lit. carpenter's straight line marker
• same as 墨斗
• fig. rules
• rules and regulations

Characters:

• 绳 - string, rope, cord; to control
• 墨 - ink; writing; Mexico

Traditional characters:

• 繩 - string, rope, cord; to control
• 墨 - ink; writing; Mexico