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开黑店

kāi hēi diàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. to open an inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction) / fig. to carry out a scam / to run a protection racket / daylight robbery
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-3583dacf1e9688a4. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

開黑店 开黑店 [kai1 hei1 dian4] /lit. to open an inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction)/fig. to carry out a scam/to run a protection racket/daylight robbery/

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Other forms in these source records: 開黑店

  • 开
    kāi

    to open (transitive or intransitive) / (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on / to put in operation / to operate / to run / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / (directional complement) away / off / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kāi ěr wén] / abbr. for 開本|开本[kāi běn], book format

  • 黑
    hēi

    black / dark / sinister / secret / shady / illegal / to hide (sth) away / to vilify / (loanword) to hack (computing)

    Hēi

    short name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hēi lóng jiāng]

  • 店
    diàn

    inn / old-style hotel (CL:家[jiā]) / (bound form) shop / store

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.