筆墨
simp笔墨bat1 mak6bǐ mò
English
- pen and ink
- words
- writing
- figuratively, words or writing (usually about the length or expressive power of a piece of writing); literally, pen and ink
粵語 — Cantonese
- 借指書寫嘅文字或者篇幅（量詞：個）
Examples
她的魅力難以用筆墨形容。
Her charm is beyond description.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
那裏的景色美得無法以筆墨形容。
The beauty of the scene was beyond description.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
施政報告喺環保課題度落咗唔少筆墨。
The policy address discussed environmental issues at length.
我心入面有好多筆墨形容唔到嘅痛苦。
My heart is full of pain that cannot be described in words.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk