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黑子

Mandarin · pinyin hēi zǐ#

black piece (in Chinese chess); black stone (in Go)
(astronomy) sunspot

Mandarin · pinyin hēi zi#

(slang) hater; detractor

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黑: hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch

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1–3 · hei1 zi3

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noun

(literary) birthmark; mole
(literary, figurative) small piece of land
black seed
(go, xiangqi) black piece
(astronomy) sunspot

noun

(derogatory, humorous, offensive) someone with dark skin
(Lanyin Mandarin, euphemistic) pig
(slang) hater (of a celebrity etc)

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