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開黑店

简开黑店 · 繁開黑店

Mandarin · pinyin kāi hēi diàn

lit. to open an inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction)
fig. to carry out a scam
to run a protection racket
daylight robbery

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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
黑: hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
店: diàn · shop, store; inn, hotel
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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1–1–4 · kai1 hei1 dian4

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