黑 (hak1 haak1 | hei1) : black; dark; secret; wicked

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黑

hak1 haak1

hei1

[1] black; dark
[2] secret; shady; unlawful
[3] wicked; sinister; evil
[4] (of facial expression) gloomy; glum

Jyutping hak1 is literary reading; haak1 is colloquial.

Stroke count: 12

Level: 1

Radical: (#203)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

黑

This word has been viewed 26293 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Jun 2013 06:48

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黑白 hak1 baak6 hei1 bai2 = black and white, right and wrong

黑板 hak1 baan2 hei1 ban3 = blackboard

黑心 hak1 sam1 hei1 xin1 = wicked

晚黑 maan5 haak1 = at night; nighttime 粵

夜晚黑 je6 maan5 haak1 = at night; nighttime 粵

黑色 haak1 sik1; hak1 sik1 hei1 se4 = black

黑仔 haak1 zai2 = unlucky 粵

黑白相 haak1 baak6 soeng1*2 = black and white photos

黑嘛嘛 hak1 maa1 maa1 = variant of 黑麻麻粵

黑麻麻 hak1 maa4*1 maa4*1 = very dark; pitch black 粵

黑白片 hak1 baak6 pin3*2 hei1 bai2 pian4 = a film/movie which is black and white

黑車 haak1 ce1 hei1 che1 = unlicensed or unofficial taxi; unlicensed motor vehicle

漆黑一片 cat1 hak1 jat1 pin3 qi1 hei1 yi1 pian4 = complete darkness

黑暗 hak1 am3 hei1 an4 = dark

黑森林 hak1 sam1 lam4 hei1 sen1 lin2 = Black Forest

黑桃 hak1 tou4 = spades (suit in cards)

黑社會 hak1 se5 wui6*2 hei1 she4 hui4 = organised crime; the triads; gangsters

黑括號 haak1 kut3 hou6 = "black" brackets

黑市 hak1/haak1 si5 hei1 shi4 = black market

行黑路 haang4 haak1 lou6*2 = to earn a dishonest living (lit., "walk the black road") 粵

黑面 haak1 min6 hei1 mian4 = [v] to give a stern look 粵

黑客 haak1 haak3 hei1 ke4 = hacker

漆黑 cat1 hak1/haak1 qi1 hei1 = pitch black

黑人 hak1 jan4 = black person

黑點 hak1 dim2 hei1 dian3 = macula (a discolored spot on the skin)

黑幫 hak1 bong1 hei1 bang1 = sinister gang; organized crime group

抹黑 mut3 hak1 mo3 hei1 = to smear; to discredit; to bring shame on

黑馬 hak1 maa5 = a dark horse; the weakest one

摸黑 mo2 hak1 mo1 hei1 = [adv] at dusk; [vo] grope in dark

黑道 hak1 dou6 = underworld gang

黑面口 haak1/hak1 min6 hau2 hei1 mian4 kou3 = [v] to give a stern look; to be angry 粵

黑椒 hak1 ziu1 = black pepper

黑油 hak1 jau4 = heavy fuel oil; dirty oil

黑鱸 hak1 lou4 = black bass; big mouth bass

黑豆 hak1 dau6*2 hei1 dou4 = black bean

黑鯇 hak1 waan5 = a black carp

天黑 tin1 hak1 tian1 hei1 = at dusk, twilight

黑工 hak1 gung1 = black economy

黑房 hak1 fong4*2 = black room

黑頭 hak1 tau4 = (theater slang) "black head"

黑鬼 hak1 gwai2 hei1 gui3 = a black person (pejorative)

洗黑錢 sai2 hak1 cin2 = to launder money; money laundering

當黑 dong1 hak1 = have bad luck; be out of luck; rotten luck 粵

當黑日 dong1 hak1 jat6 = evil day

灰黑色 fui1 haak1 sik1 = charcoal gray/grey

黑椒鮮魷 haak1 ziu1 sin1 jau4*2 = squid in black pepper sauce

黑黑地 haak1 haak1 dei6*2 = blackish

黑咪嘛 haak1 mi1 maa1 = very black; pitch black 粵

黑社會字頭友 haak1 se5 wui6*2 zi6 tau4 jau5*2 = member of a triad or secret society

見過鬼怕黑 gin3 gwo3 gwai2 paa3 hak1 = A burnt child dreads the fire 粵

黑猩猩 haak1 sing1 sing1 = chimpanzee, chimp

小黑猩猩 siu2 haak1 sing1 sing1 = bonobo

黑鯧 haak1 cong1 hei1 chang1 = black pomfret

黑䱽 haak1 cong1 hei1 chang1 = black pomfret

擦黑兒 caat3 hak1 ji4 ca1 hei1 er5 = dusk

黑痣 hak1 zi3 hei1 zhi4 = mole (on skin)

呈黑 cing4 hak1 cheng2 hei1 = darkly

黑醋汁 hak1 cou3 zap1 = balsamic vinegar

黑社會人士 hak1 se5 wui6*2 jan4 si6 = triad members; gang members

黑社會會員 hak1 se5 wui6*2 wui6*2 jyun4 = triad members; gang members (common formation)

電腦黑客 din6 nou5 haak1 haak3 dian4 nao3 hei1 ke4 = computer hackers

黑客大戰 haak1 haak3 daai6 zin3 hei1 ke4 da4 zhan4 = cyberwar

黑洞 hak1 dung6 = black hole

黑金 hak1 gam1 = collusion between businessmen and politicians, corruption; oil ("black gold")

黑海 hak1 hoi2 = Black Sea

黑心鬼 hak1 sam1 gwai2 hei1 xin1 gui3 = black hearted ghost; black hearted monster

今晚黑 gam1 maan5 hak1 = this evening 粵

黑椒牛柳 hak1 ziu1 ngau4 lau5 = black pepper beef medallions

黑椒牛柳條 hak1 ziu1 ngau4 lau5 tiu4*2 = peppered beef strips and sliced peppers seared on a hot plate

黑椒牛柳粒 hak1 ziu1 ngau4 lau5 lap1 = black peppered steak cubes

黑米粥 hak1 mai5 zuk1 hei1 mi3 zhou1 = dessert made with purple rice

黑糯米 hak1 no6 mai5 hei1 nuo4 mi3 = black sticky rice

黑眼圈 hak1 ngaan5 hyun1 = having raccoon eyes (dark circles)

黑白不分 hak1 baak6 bat1 fan1 hei1 bai2 bu4 fen1 = unable to tell right from wrong 國

黑暗星雲 hak1 am3 sing1 wan4 hei1 an4 xing1 yun2 = a dark nebula

顛倒黑白 din1 dou2 hak1 baak6 dian1 dao3 hei1 bai2 = confuse right and wrong; turn facts upside down (mix up black and white)

黑麵包 haak1 min6 baau1 hei1 mian4 bao1 = black bread; brown bread; rye bread

漆黑一團 cat1 hak1 jat1 tyun4 qi1 hei1 yi4 tuan2 = pitch-dark; be entirely ignorant of; be in the dark

一團漆黑 jat1 tyun4 cat1 haak1 yi1 tuan2 qi1 hei1 = pitch dark, pitch black (utterly hopeless)

黑超 haak1 ciu1 = sunglasses, shades 粵

黑夜 hak1 je6 hei1 ye4 = night, the dark of night

噚晚黑 cam4 maan5 hak1 = last night 粵

黑珍珠 hak1 zan1 zyu1 hei1 zhen1 zhu1 = black pearl

黑色金屬 haak1 sik1 gam1 suk6 hei1 se4 jin1 shu3 = ferrous metals (i.e. iron, chromium, manganese and their alloys) (common formation)

黑色暴雨 haak1 sik1 bou6 jyu5 hei1 se4 bao4 yu3 = Black rainstorm signal (very heavy rain) [level 3]

小販黑點 siu2 faan3*2 hak1 dim2 = hawker blackspot (common formation)

衞生黑點 wai6 saang1 hak1 dim2 = hygiene blackspot (common formation)

黑社會成分 hak1 se5 wui6*2 sing4 fan6 = triad element (common formation)

黑社會術語 hak1 se5 wui6*2 seot6 jyu5 = triad language (common formation)

黑色暴雨警告 haak1 sik1 bou6 jyu5 ging2 gou3 = rainstorm black warning (common formation)

黑起塊面 haak1 hei2 faai3 min6 = carry an angry face 粵

黑斑羚 hak1 baan1 ling4 hei1 ban1 ling2 = impala

黑面包 haak1 min6 baau1 hei1 mian4 bao1 = black bread; brown bread; rye bread (common formation)

烏燈黑火 wu1 dang1 hak1 fo2 = in complete darkness 粵

黑燈瞎火 hak1 dang1 hat6 fo2 = in complete darkness 國

黑底 hak1 dai2 = (triad members) having a police record

黑道中人 hak1 dou6 zung1 jan4 = triad members

黑社會中人 hak1 se5 wui6*2 zung1 jan4 = triad members

黑加侖子 hak1 gaa1 leon4 zi2 hei1 jia1 lun2 zi3 = black currant

黑狗得食白狗當災 hak1 gau2 dak1 sik6 baak6 gau2 dong1 zoi1 = the bad person gets ahead while the good suffer for the bad's deeds (lit., "black dog eats, white dog is punished")

黑古勒特 hak1 gu2 lak6 dak6 = dark complexion 粵

黑面神 hak1 min6 san4 = the "Waxy Leaf" plant; [粵]: a person showing an angry face

黑口黑面 hak1 hau2 hak1 min6 = look displeased; ill-humoured 粵

入黑 jap6 hak1 = dusk

頭頭碰著黑 tau4 tau4 pung3 zoek6 hak1 = to be frustrated or disappointed in every endeavour

不分是非黑白 bat1 fan1 si6 fei1 hak1 baak6 bu4 fen1 shi4 fei1 hei1 bai2 = not able to distinguish right and wrong (adj)

判斷是非黑白 pun3 dyun3 si6 fei1 hak1 baak6 = distinguish right and wrong (verb)

黑馬跑出 hak1 maa5 paau2 ceot1 = the weakest horse wins

黑色幽默 hak1 sik1 jau1 mak6 hei1 se4 you1 mo4 = black humour

𨂾光黑 naam3 gwong1 haak1 = evening; dusk 粵

黑口爛面 hak1 hau2 laan6 min6 = very angry, pissed off (also 黑口黑面) 粵

黑黢黢 haak1 zeot1 zeot1 = pitch-black 粵

黑箱車 hak1 soeng1 ce1 = coffin van

黑熱病 hak1 jit6 beng6 = black fever, kala-azar, visceral leishmaniasis

黑尿熱 hak1 niu6 jit6 = blackwater fever (complication of malaria)

黑白相間 hak1 baak6 soeng1 gaan1*3 hei1 bai2 xiang1 jian4 = black and white

見過鬼仲唔怕黑 gin3 gwo3 gwai2 zung6 m4 paa3 hak1 = learn a good lesson, so won't do the same mistake again 粵

一日到黑 jat1 jat6 dou3 hak1 = all day long; always 粵

由朝...到黑 jau4 ziu1 ... dou3 hak1 = (to do sth) from morning till night 粵

黝黑 jau2 hak1 you3 hei1 = dark 國

黑裔 hak1 jeoi6 = the black race

反黑法 faan2 hak1 faat3 = racketeer influenced and corrupt organization (RICO)

黑名單 hak1 ming4 daan1 hei1 ming2 dan1 = black list

天下烏鴉一般黑 tin1 haa6 wu1 aa1 jat1 bun1 hak1 = all bad people in the world are equally black 粵

黃賭毒黑 wong4 dou2 duk6 hak1 = prostitution and pornography, gambling, narcotics, and organized crime 粵

曬黑沙龍 saai3 hak1 saa1 lung4 sha4 hei1 sha1 long2 = a tanning salon (common formation)

曬黑 saai3 hak1 sha4 hei1 = suntanned

黑魚 hak1 jyu4*2 hei1 yu2 = blackfish, snakehead

黑莓 hak1 mui4*2 = blackberries

黑覆盆莓 hak1 fuk1 pun4 mui4*2 hei1 fu4 pen2 mei2 = black raspberries

黑吃黑 hak1 hek3 hak1 hei1 chi1 hei1 = power struggle between triads

黑妹牙膏 hak1 mui6*1 ngaa4 gou1 hei1 mei4 ya2 gao1 = Hei Mei toothpaste

黑死病 haak1 sei2 beng6 hei1 si3 bing4 = bubonic plague

揹黑鍋 bui3 hak1 wo1 bei1 hei1 guo1 = to be unjustly blamed, to be made a scapegoat

黑比諾 haak1 bei2 nok6 = pinot noir

黑體 hak1 tai2 hei1 ti3 = sans-serif typeface; black body

黑檀 hak1 taan4 hei1 tan2 = ebony

黑曜石 hak1 jiu6 sek6 hei1 yao4 shi2 = obsidian

黑色情人節 hak1 sik1 cing4 jan4 zit3 hei1 se4 qing2 ren2 jie2 = black Valentine's day, black day

黑鼆鼆 haak1 mang1 mang1 = very dark, very black 粵

黑眯鼆 haak1 mi1 mang1 = extremely dark, pitch black 粵

白狗偷食，黑狗當災 baak6 gau2 tau1 sik6, hak1 gau2 dong1 zoi1 bai2 gou3 tou1 shi2, hei1 gou3 dang1 zai1 = be wrongly blamed for sth. one didn't do; take the blame for sb. else's misdeed 粵

黑過墨斗 haak1 gwo3 mak6 dau2 hei1 guo4 mo4 dou3 = to have a very bad luck; be hit by ill luck and misfortune 粵

黑麥 hak1 mak6 hei1 mai4 = rye

黑管 hak1 gun2 hei1 guan3 = clarinet

黑猛猛 hak1 mang1 mang1 = pitch black, very dark 粵

黑壓壓 hak1 aat3 aat3 hei1 ya1 ya1 = black; sunless 國

黑槍 haak1 coeng1 hei1 qiang1 = illegal guns

黑色星期五 hak1 sik1 sing1 kei4 ng5 hei1 se4 xing1 qi1 wu3 = Friday The 13th, black Friday

撈黑 lou1 hak1 lao1 hei1 = be involved in the triads 粵

黑沉沉 hak1 cam4 cam4 hei1 chen2 chen2 = dark and gloomy 粵

黑黑實實 hak1 hak1 sat6 sat6 hei1 hei1 shi2 shi2 = (of one's body) tanned and buff; sporty looking; dark and well-built 粵

黑手黨 hak1 sau2 dong2 hei1 shou3 dang3 = mafia

黑店 hak1 dim3 hei1 dian4 = fraudulent, unscrupulous shopkeeper

天下烏鴉一樣黑 tin1 haa6 wu1 aa1 jat1 joeng6 hak1 tian1 xia4 wu1 ya1 yi1 yang4 hei1 = evil people are bad the world over 粵

波斯尼亞與黑塞哥維那 bo1 si1 nei4 aa3 jyu5 haak1 coi3 go1 wai4 naa5 bo1 si1 ni2 ya3/4 (Taiwan/PRC) yu3 hei1 sai4 ge1 wei2 na4 = Bosnia and Herzegovina

波斯尼亞-黑塞哥維那 bo1 si1 nei4 aa3 haak1 coi3 go1 wai4 naa5 bo1 si1 ni2 ya4 hei1 sai4 ge1 wei2 na4 = Bosnia and Herzegovina

波黑 bo1 hak1 bo1 hei1 = Bosnia-Herzegovinia

黑龍江 hak1 lung4 gong1 hei1 long2 jiang1 = [1] Heilongjiang (province) [2] the Amur River

德黑蘭 dak1 hak1 laan4 de2 hei1 lan2 = Tehran

太陽黑子 taai3 joeng4 hak1 zi2 tai4 yang2 hei1 zi3 = sunspot

黑盒實驗 hak1 hap6 sat6 jim6 hei1 he2 shi2 yan4 = black box experiment

黑河 hak1 ho4 hei1 he2 = Heihe (city in Heilongjiang)

黑河地區 hak1 ho4 dei6 keoi1 hei1 he2 di4 qu1 = Heihe district (district in Heilongjiang)

黑水 hak1 seoi2 hei1 shui3 = Heishui (place in Sichuan)

交通黑點 gaau1 tung1 hak1 dim2 = a blackspot (lit., "traffic troublespot")

黑龍江省 hak1 lung4 gong1 saang2 hei1 long2 jiang1 sheng3 = Heilongjiang (province in NE corner of PRC)

慕尼黑 mou6 nei4 hak1 mu4 ni2 hei1 = Munich

黑人法令 hak1 jan4 faat3 ling6 hei1 ren2 fa3 ling4 = black person ordinances; Black codes

黑山 hak1 saan1 = Montenegro; Hak Shan

日本黑道 jat6 bun2 hak1 dou6 ri4 ben3 hei1 dao4 = Yakuza (Japanese mafia) (common formation)

黑狗得食白狗當災 hak1 gau2 dak1 sik6 baak6 gau2 dong1 zoi1 hei1 gou3 de2 shi2 bai2 gou3 dang1 zai1 = the bad person gets ahead while the good suffer for the bad's deeds (lit., "black dog eats, white dog is punished")

黑俠梭羅 hak1 haap6 so1 lo4 hei1 xia2 suo1 luo2 = Zorro

近墨者黑，近朱者赤 gan6 mak6 ze2 hak1, gan6 zyu ze2 cik3 jin4 mo4 zhe3 hei1, jin4 zhu1 zhe3 chi4 = you resemble the people you associate with

黧黑 lai4 hak1 li2 hei1 = dark (usually in regard to complexion)

黑加倫子 hak1 gaa1 leon4 zi2 = blackcurrant

黑糯米粥 hak1 no6 mai5 zuk1 hei1 nuo4 mi3 zhou1 = dessert made with purple rice

黑色安息日 haak1 sik1 on1 sik1 jat6 hei1 se4 an1 xi2 ri4 = Black Sabbath

黑人牙膏 hak1 jan4 ngaa4 gou1 = Darlie Toothpaste (lit., "black man's toothpaste")

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佢曬到好黑粵
He's tanned.
[Lit. he shine arrive (very) black]

我今日好黑仔啊！粵
I'm so unlucky today!

我們在黑板上畫一個正方形吧. 國
Let's draw a square on the blackboard.

老虎的身上有很多黑棕色的條紋國
A tiger has many black-brown stripes on its body.

一盞好光嘅街燈﹐照住黑暗嘅角落。粵
A really bright streetlight is illuminating a dark corner.

噴泉前面有一隻好靚嘅黑色貓粵
There's a beautiful cat in front of the fountain.
[Lit. fountain front-face have one [counter] beautiful [possessive particle] black-colour cat.]

呢間房黑猛猛粵
This room is pitch black.

佢曬太陽曬到黑猛猛粵
He sunbathed so much he got a great tan.
[Lit. he shine-sun shine-arrive pitch black. 佢曬到黑猛猛 is okay too.]

佢一見到我，即刻黑面粵
Once he saw me, he gave me a stern look.

家下都𨂾光黑，我睇係嚟唔切去架喇！粵
It is already dusk, I don't think we can make it in time.

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