bat1 mak6筆墨笔墨

Jyutpingbat1 mak6

Yalebāt mahk

名詞Uncommon

Definition

Pen and ink, or figuratively, words and writing, often referring to the length or expressive power of a piece.

literarypen and ink
figurativewords, writing, or space in a text; length of a piece of writing

neutralcommunicationother

How it's used

Used primarily in formal or literary contexts to describe how much attention or space an author devotes to a specific topic. It carries a sense of deliberate effort or focus rather than just simple writing. You will often hear it paired with verbs like 落 or 花 to indicate the investment of effort.

Measure word

go3個go

Examples

keoi5佢喺hai2呢le1篇pin1文man4落lok6咗zo2好hou2多do1筆bat1墨mak6去heoi3描miu4寫se2個go3景。

He spent a lot of ink describing the scenery in this essay.

le1呢gin2件si6事zik6值dak1得ngo5我dei6哋jung6用do1多di1啲bat1筆mak6墨heoi3去gei3記luk6錄。

This matter is worth us spending more time and words to record.

Common phrases

lok6落bat1筆mak6墨

to devote space or effort to writing about something

faa1花bat1筆mak6墨

to spend time and effort writing

Common mistake

Avoid using this to refer to physical writing tools in daily speech, as it sounds overly poetic or archaic. Use 筆同墨水 if you literally mean pens and ink.