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黑五類

简黑五类 · 繁黑五類

Mandarin · pinyin hēi wǔ lèi

the "five black categories" (Cultural Revolution term), i.e. landlords, rich peasants, counterrevolutionaries, bad elements and rightists

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黑: hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
五: wǔ · five; surname
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类: lèi · class, group, kind, category

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1–3–4 · hei1 wu3 lei4

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Five Black Categories (a collective term for landlords, rich farmers, counter-revoluntaries, "bad influencers" (criminals) and rightists, used during the Cultural Revolution)

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