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黑壓壓

简黑压压 · 繁黑壓壓

Mandarin · pinyin hēi yā yā

see 烏壓壓 wū yā yā

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黑: hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
壓: Look up this written character
压: yā · press; oppress; crush; pressure

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1–1–1 · hei1 ya1 ya1

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(ideophonic, of a group of people or things) forming a dense mass; dark and dense

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