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黑化

Mandarin · pinyin hēi huà

to blacken
(slang) to undergo a transformation to a malevolent personality (often, precipitated by intense psychological stress)

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黑: hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
化: huà · change, convert, reform; -ize

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1–4 · hei1 hua4

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verb

to turn black; to have melanism
(neologism, chiefly ACG) to turn evil

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