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黑店

Mandarin · pinyin hēi diàn

lit. inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction)
fig. a scam
protection racket
daylight robbery

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黑: hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
店: diàn · shop, store; inn, hotel

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1–4 · hei1 dian4

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noun

(especially in traditional fiction) black shop, an inn that kills and robs guests (Classifier: 家 m)
(countable) a shop practicing fraud; a scam; daylight robbery (Classifier: 家 m)

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