mǒ hēi

抹黑 (mǒ hēi) is a Chinese word meaning “to discredit; to defame; to smear sb's name”.

Meanings

  1. 1to discredit
  2. 2to defame
  3. 3to smear sb's name
  4. 4to bring shame upon (oneself or one's family etc)
  5. 5to blacken (e.g. commando's face for camouflage)
  6. 6to black out or obliterate (e.g. censored words)

Characters in 抹黑

抹mā · to wipe黑hēi · black

Related words

黑black黑short name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]黑人black person黑暗dark黑色black黑帮bunch of gangsters抹to wipe抹to smear抹to plaster黑洞(astronomy) black hole黑夜night黑手党mafia

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