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數黃道黑

简数黄道黑 · 繁數黃道黑

Mandarin · pinyin shǔ huáng dào hēi

to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
also written 數黑論黃 shǔ hēi lùn huáng

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數: shù · number; several; count; fate
黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
黑: hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
数: shù · number; several, count; fate
黄: huáng · yellow; surname

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3–2–4–1 · shu3 huang2 dao4 hei1

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