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黑道

Mandarin · pinyin hēi dào

dark road
unlawful activities (contrasted with 白道 bái dào)
the underworld; criminal gangs

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黑: hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
道: dào · path, road, street; method, way

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1–4 · hei1 dao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hak1 dou6

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noun

dark road; unlit street
(figurative) organised crime; illegal activity
(figurative) criminal underworld
(astrology) inauspicious day

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