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黑不溜秋 — “Unpleasantly dark or black in appearance”

黑不溜秋 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unpleasantly dark or black in appearance”. Dingy black; swarthy.

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黑不溜秋 Pronunciation and Pinyin

黑不溜秋 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
黑
hēi12black, dark, evil
不
bù4not
溜
liū13slide, glide, slip away
秋
qiū9Autumn season

Example Sentence with 黑不溜秋

这件旧衣服洗了很多次,现在看起来黑不溜秋的,颜色都旧了
This old shirt has been washed many times, and now it looks dingy black, its color faded.

Idioms Related to 黑不溜秋

More idioms starting with 黑

  • hēi黑yún云yā压chéng城chéng城yù欲cuī摧Imminent collapse under immense pressure
  • hēi黑jià价bái白rì日day and night
  • hēi黑gu咕lōng隆dōng咚pitch-dark and gloomy
  • hēi黑dì地hūn昏tiān天utter darkness and decay
  • hēi黑tiān天bàn半yè夜the dead of night
  • hēi黑tiān天mò墨dì地utter darkness
  • hēi黑tiān天mō摸dì地in complete darkness
  • hēi黑tiān天bái白rì日day and night
  • hēi黑jiā家bái白rì日day and night
  • hēi黑gēng更bàn半yè夜in the dead of night
  • hēi黑zhī汁bái白hàn汗sweat from arduous labor
  • hēi黑qī漆yī一tuán团pitch black; utterly ignorant

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Questions about 黑不溜秋

What does 黑不溜秋 mean?

黑不溜秋 (hēi bù liū qiū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unpleasantly dark or black in appearance”.

How do you pronounce 黑不溜秋?

黑不溜秋 is pronounced hēi bù liū qiū in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 黑不溜秋?

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