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		Trad	Simp	Mandarin	Definition	Days old	Ver
		規矩繩墨	规矩绳墨	[gui1 ju5 sheng2 mo4]	/compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard/norms/criteria/	6354	1
		繩墨	绳墨	[sheng2 mo4]	/lit. carpenter's straight line marker/same as 墨斗/fig. rules/rules and regulations/	6577	1
		舞文弄墨	舞文弄墨	[wu3 wen2 nong4 mo4]	/(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[mo4] was a reference to 繩墨\|绳墨[sheng2 mo4])/	1954	1

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