| Вопрос | 黑 hēi |
|---|---|
| Ответ | In Chinese anything illegal is called “black,” or hēi. Thus the black market is the 黑市 hēishì (hay shih) (the literal meaning is the same as the English); an illegal cab is a 黑车 hēichē (hay chuh), literally “black car”; cooking the books results in a 黑单 hēidān (hay dahn), literally “black accounting”; a bad call in sports or an unfair decision by a judge, who may or may not have been bribed, is a 黑哨 hēishào (hay shaow), literally “black whistle”; and any sort of misdeed is a 黑点 hēidiǎn (hay dyinn), literally “black spot” |
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