黑店

黑店
hēidiàn

lit. inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction)

4 meanings
MEANING4 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    lit. inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction)

    • This black-market inn is very dangerous.

  2. noun

    fig. a scam

    • This dishonest shop cheated me out of my money.

  3. noun

    protection racket

    • This shady shop sells counterfeit goods.

  4. noun

    daylight robbery

    • This black market shop sells things at very high prices.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS
  • (black; dark color (depicting a face blackened by smoke and fire))ASSOCIATIVE

A face covered by smoke and fire symbolizes the dark black color.

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