黑
Black
Pronunciation:
hai ( Putonghua, 1st tone )
hak ( Cantonese 1 st tone )
Meaning: black
黑種人 ( hei zhong ren = black species people = negroes )
墨黑 ( mo hei = ink black )
漆黑 ( qi hei = tar / jet black ) mean total blackness / darkness.
黑夜 ( he ye = black night ) = dark / deep night.
黑暗 ( hei an = black dark / unlit ) describes corrupt / evil environments.
Chinese 三合會 ( san he hui = three joined society = triad societies ) are 黑社會 ( hei she hui = black community society = illegal / underground gangster groups ).
黑着臉 ( hei zhuo lian = blacking face ) describes a harsh / ominous facial expression.
頭頭碰着黑 ( tou tou peng zhuo hei = head head clash with black ) means having ill luck everywhere.
厚黑學 (hou hei xue = thick black ism ), a selfish philosophy, advocates unblushing ( thick face skin ) cruel ( black hearted ) behaviour to others.
by Raymond Mok 莫坤雄
