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黑色幽默

hak1 sik1 jau1 mak6

hei1 se4 you1 mo4

black humour; black comedy

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

黑色幽默

This word was added by Steph_fr on 18th Sep 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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黑 hak1 haak1 hei1 hei3 he4 - black
色 sik1 se4 she4 - colour
幽 jau1 you1 - quiet; tranquil; dark; gloomy; obscure
默 mak6 mo4 - [1] speechless; silent [2] quiet; still

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