舞文弄墨 — “To manipulate or play with words and writing”
舞文弄墨 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to manipulate or play with words and writing”. Often to display skill or to obscure meaning, sometimes deceptively. Literally, “Play with writing and ink”.
Frequency
舞文弄墨 Pronunciation and Pinyin
舞文弄墨 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 舞文弄墨
他在提交的提案中舞文弄墨，试图让项目的复杂性看起来不那么高。
He played with the wording in the proposal he submitted, trying to make the project's complexity seem less high.
Idioms Related to 舞文弄墨
Synonyms of 舞文弄墨
Antonyms of 舞文弄墨
More idioms starting with 舞
- wǔ舞fèng凤fēi飞lóng龙vigorous and magnificent momentum
- wǔ舞dāo刀yuè跃mǎ马fight bravely with valor
- wǔ舞nòng弄wén文mò墨play with words or legal interpretations
- wǔ舞bì弊yíng营sī私practice fraud for personal gain
- wǔ舞wén文qiǎo巧fǎ法manipulate laws for evil
- wǔ舞wén文qiǎo巧dǐ诋manipulate words to slander
- wǔ舞wén文nòng弄fǎ法manipulate laws for personal gain
- wǔ舞wén文wǎng枉fǎ法twist law for corrupt purposes
- wǔ舞wén文wán玩fǎ法manipulate law for personal gain
- wǔ舞wén文shì饰zhì智Twist facts and manipulate language
- wǔ舞qiāng枪nòng弄bàng棒practice martial arts with weapons
- wǔ舞gùn棍nòng弄bàng棒govern with a heavy hand
Recommended tools
Stroke Order Animator
Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
Open the tool →
Picture Worksheets
Chinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets
Open the tool →
Bingo Cards
Picture and word Bingo for your class
Open the tool →
Character Highlight Animator
Choose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order
Open the tool →Questions about 舞文弄墨
What does 舞文弄墨 mean?
舞文弄墨 (wǔ wén nòng mò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to manipulate or play with words and writing”.
How do you pronounce 舞文弄墨?
舞文弄墨 is pronounced wǔ wén nòng mò in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 舞文弄墨 literally mean?
Literally, 舞文弄墨 means “Play with writing and ink”. It is used to mean “to manipulate or play with words and writing”.
What is the Chinese definition of 舞文弄墨?
舞、弄：故意玩弄；文、墨：文笔。故意玩弄文笔。原指曲引法律条文作弊。后常指玩弄文字技巧。