Usage of the character 黑

Heishui County (Tibetan: khro chu rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州／阿坝藏族羌族自治州 ( Abà Zàngzú Qiāngzú Zìzhìzhōu), northwest Sichuan

hēishào

黑哨

[黑哨]

(soccer etc) corrupt officiating
dubious call

yuèhēi

月黑

[月黑]

moonless (night)

hēibái

黑白

[黑白]

black and white
right and wrong
monochrome

shèhēi

涉黑

[涉黑]

gang-related

hēipì

黑屁

[黑屁]

(slang) bullshit

yóuhēi

油黑

[油黑]

glossy black

hēijiāo

黑胶

[黑膠]

vinyl

Hēiwǔ

黑五

[黑五]

Black Friday

hēishì

黑市

[黑市]

black market

hēikè

黑客

[黑客]

hacker (computing) (loanword)

hēimù

黑幕

[黑幕]

hidden details
dirty tricks
dark secrets

hēizuǐ

黑嘴

[黑嘴]

stock market manipulator

hēisè

黑色

[黑色]

black

hēikèwén

黑客文

[黑客文]

hacker terminology
leetspeak

hēimù'ěr

黑木耳

[黑木耳]

Auricularia auricula-judae, an edible fungus

hēiqūqū

黑黢黢

[黑黢黢]

pitch-black
pitch-dark

Hēizé Míng

黑泽明

[黑澤明]

Kurosawa Akira (1910-1998) Japanese movie director

hēitǐzì

黑体字

[黑體字]

bold characters; bold font

Hēimìngguì

黑命贵

[黑命貴]

Black Lives Matter (social movement)

Hēi Xuànfēng

黑旋风

[黑旋風]

Black Whirlwind, nickname of 李逵 ( Lǐ Kuí), known for his fearsome behavior in combat and his dark complexion

hēiwùjiù

黑兀鹫

[黑兀鷲]

(bird species of China) red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)

yuèhēitiān

月黑天

[月黑天]

the dark
night

hēijǐnghè

黑颈鹤

[黑頸鶴]

(bird species of China) black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis)

hēizhuānyáo

黑砖窑

[黑磚窯]

lit. black brick kiln
factories that acquired notoriety in 2007 for slave labor

Hēibǐnuò

黑比诺

[黑比諾]

Pinot noir (grape type)

hēilíngē

黑林鸽

[黑林鴿]

(bird species of China) Japanese wood pigeon (Columba janthina)

hēibānwén

黑斑蚊

[黑斑蚊]

Aedes, a genus of mosquito

hēichénchén

黑沉沉

[黑沉沉]

pitch-dark

Hēishuǐ Xiàn

黑水县

[黑水縣]

Heishui County (Tibetan: khro chu rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州／阿坝藏族羌族自治州 ( Abà Zàngzú Qiāngzú Zìzhìzhōu), northwest Sichuan

Hēihéshì

黑河市

[黑河市]

Heihe prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江／黑龙江 ( Hēilóngjiāng) in northeast China

bēihēiguō

背黑锅

[背黑鍋]

to be made a scapegoat; to be unjustly blamed

hēihújiāo

黑胡椒

[黑胡椒]

black pepper

hēixiāzi

黑瞎子

[黑瞎子]

black bear

cāhēir

擦黑儿

[擦黑兒]

(dialect) dusk

hēisùliú

黑素瘤

[黑素瘤]

melanoma (type of skin cancer)

ǎihēirén

矮黑人

[矮黑人]

black dwarf (pejorative term for non-Han people)

hēixīngxing

黑猩猩

[黑猩猩]

common chimpanzee

hēisēnsēn

黑森森

[黑森森]

dark and forbidding

hēijuǎnwěi

黑卷尾

[黑卷尾]

(bird species of China) black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)

hēijǐngdōng

黑颈鸫

[黑頸鶇]

(bird species of China) black-throated thrush (Turdus atrogularis)

hēicùlì

黑醋栗

[黑醋栗]

blackcurrant

hēikūmíng

黑枯茗

[黑枯茗]

black cumin (Nigella sativa)

yīhēizǎo

一黑早

[一黑早]

at daybreak

Hēisēnlín

黑森林

[黑森林]

Black Forest
Schwarzwald

hēifú'ōu

黑浮鸥

[黑浮鷗]

(bird species of China) black tern (Chlidonias niger)

mēngmēnghēi

蒙蒙黑

[矇矇黑]

dusk

Hēilóngjiāng

黑龙江

[黑龍江]

Heilongjiang province (Heilungkiang) in northeast China, abbr. 黑, capital Harbin 哈爾濱／哈尔滨 ( Hā'ěrbīn)
Heilongjiang river forming the border between northeast China and Russia
Amur river

chànghēiliǎn

唱黑脸

[唱黑臉]

to play the role of the strict parent (or superior etc)

hēitóuwú

黑头鹀

[黑頭鵐]

(bird species of China) black-headed bunting (Emberiza melanocephala)

hēiyāyā

黑压压

[黑壓壓]

see 烏壓壓／乌压压 (wūyāyā)

hēixūxū

黑魖魖

[黑魖魖]

pitch-black; dark

hēilìshǐ

黑历史

[黑歷史]

dark past

hēisǐbìng

黑死病

[黑死病]

bubonic plague
Black Death

hēihūhū

黑糊糊

[黑糊糊]

black
dark
dusky
indistinct

hēifèibìng

黑肺病

[黑肺病]

pneumoconiosis (occupational disease of coal miners)
silicosis
also written 矽肺病

wūhēisè

乌黑色

[烏黑色]

black
crow-black

hēiwǔlèi

黑五类

[黑五類]

the "five black categories" (Cultural Revolution term), i.e. landlords, rich peasants, counterrevolutionaries, bad elements and rightists

hēixiázi

黑匣子

[黑匣子]

(airplane) black box

hēiguāngdēng

黑光灯

[黑光燈]

a blacklight; an ultraviolet light

hēiyǎnzhū

黑眼珠

[黑眼珠]

pupil of the eye

hēiqínjī

黑琴鸡

[黑琴雞]

(bird species of China) black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix)

Hēipínuò

黑皮诺

[黑皮諾]

Pinot noir (grape type)

hēijiālún

黑加仑

[黑加侖]

blackcurrant

hēizuǐ'ōu

黑嘴鸥

[黑嘴鷗]

(bird species of China) Saunders's gull (Chroicocephalus saundersi)

Hēishānxiàn

黑山县

[黑山縣]

Heishan county in Jinzhou 錦州／锦州, Liaoning

Zélàhēi

则辣黑

[則辣黑]

Zerah (name)

hēimíngdān

黑名单

[黑名單]

blacklist

hēixiāngzi

黑箱子

[黑箱子]

black box (aviation), (systems theory)

fěnzhuǎnhēi

粉转黑

[粉轉黑]

(Internet slang) to go from being an admirer to being a detractor

hēiguānyán

黑冠鳽

[黑冠鳽]

(bird species of China) Malayan night heron (Gorsachius melanolophus)

blackboard bulletin with short news items written on it (can usually be found in factories, schools etc)

hēishèhuì

黑社会

[黑社會]

criminal underworld
organized crime syndicate

hēi'ǎixīng

黑矮星

[黑矮星]

black dwarf star

Hēishuǐ Chéng

黑水城

[黑水城]

ruins of Heishui Town of Xixia 西夏 ( Xī Xià) people, in Ejin Banner 額濟納旗／额济纳旗 ( Ejìnà Qí), Alxa League 阿拉善盟 ( Alāshàn Méng), Inner Mongolia

hēi'ànmiàn

黑暗面

[黑暗面]

(lit. and fig.) dark side

Hēigé'ěr

黑格尔

[黑格爾]

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831), German philosopher

hēixūxū

黑魆魆

[黑魆魆]

dim; dark; murky
black

Hēiluòdé

黑落德

[黑落德]

Herod (biblical King)

hēiyǎnquān

黑眼圈

[黑眼圈]

dark circles (under one's eyes)
black eye

shèhēi'àn

涉黑案

[涉黑案]

gang-related case
criminal case

hēichīhēi

黑吃黑

[黑吃黑]

(of a villain) to do the dirty on another villain

xǐhēiqián

洗黑钱

[洗黑錢]

money laundering

hēibáiqiē

黑白切

[黑白切]

(Tw) heibaiqie, side dish of ingredients selected from a range on display, sliced up and served together on a plate (from Taiwanese 烏白切, Tai-lo pr. (oo-pe̍h-tshiat), where 烏白 means "as one pleases")

Hēi Qí Jūn

黑旗军

[黑旗軍]

Black Flag Army

Déhēilán

德黑兰

[德黑蘭]

Tehran, capital of Iran

hēihǔquán

黑虎拳

[黑虎拳]

Hei Hu Quan - "Black Tiger Fist" - Martial Art

hēishǒudǎng

黑手党

[黑手黨]

mafia

hēikèsōng

黑客松

[黑客松]

hackathon (loanword)

hēishuǐjī

黑水鸡

[黑水雞]

(bird species of China) common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)

hēiyàoyán

黑曜岩

[黑曜岩]

obsidian (mining)

hēitóubēi

黑头鹎

[黑頭鵯]

(bird species of China) black-headed bulbul (Pycnonotus atriceps)

hēiyàoshí

黑曜石

[黑曜石]

obsidian (mining)

hēiméizi

黑莓子

[黑莓子]

blackberry

hēixiànxuě

黑线鳕

[黑線鱈]

haddock

hēibǎilíng

黑百灵

[黑百靈]

(bird species of China) black lark (Melanocorypha yeltoniensis)

kāihēidiàn

开黑店

[開黑店]

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

hēidòngdòng

黑洞洞

[黑洞洞]

pitch-dark

dēngxiàhēi

灯下黑

[燈下黑]

(lit.) it's dark right under the lamp
(fig.) people tend to overlook things right under their noses

hēiwěi'ōu

黑尾鸥

[黑尾鷗]

(bird species of China) black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris)

hēiniàozhèng

黑尿症

[黑尿症]

alkaponuria

hēitóushī

黑头䴓

[黑頭鳾]

(bird species of China) Chinese nuthatch (Sitta villosa)

hēixiōngdōng

黑胸鸫

[黑胸鶇]

(bird species of China) black-breasted thrush (Turdus dissimilis)

Mùníhēi

慕尼黑

[慕尼黑]

München or Munich, capital of Bavaria, Germany

hēihūhū

黑乎乎

[黑乎乎]

variant of 黑糊糊 (hēihūhū)

hēihūhū

黑呼呼

[黑呼呼]

variant of 黑糊糊 (hēihūhū)

hēisèsù

黑色素

[黑色素]

black pigment
melanin

tuìhēisù

褪黑素

[褪黑素]

melatonin

hēihūhū

黑忽忽

[黑忽忽]

variant of 黑糊糊 (hēihūhū)

hēichìyuān

黑翅鸢

[黑翅鳶]

(bird species of China) black-winged kite (Elanus caeruleus)

hēixiōngmáquè

黑胸麻雀

[黑胸麻雀]

(bird species of China) Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)

hēizhěnwángwēng

黑枕王鹟

[黑枕王鶲]

(bird species of China) black-naped monarch (Hypothymis azurea)

hēiliǎnwēngyīng

黑脸鹟莺

[黑臉鶲鶯]

(bird species of China) black-faced warbler (Abroscopus schisticeps)

báizhǐhēizì

白纸黑字

[白紙黑字]

(written) in black and white

hēifùshājī

黑腹沙鸡

[黑腹沙雞]

(bird species of China) black-bellied sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis)

hēitǐfúshè

黑体辐射

[黑體輻射]

black body radiation (in thermodynamics)

shǔhēilùnbái

数黑论白

[數黑論白]

to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
also written 數黑論黃／数黑论黄 (shǔhēilùnhuáng)

hēitiān-bànyè

黑天半夜

[黑天半夜]

in the middle of the night

hēihóuqiánniǎo

黑喉潜鸟

[黑喉潛鳥]

(bird species of China) black-throated loon (Gavia arctica)

hēitóusuìméi

黑头穗鹛

[黑頭穗鶥]

(bird species of China) grey-throated babbler (Stachyris nigriceps)

hēikēguǒjiū

黑颏果鸠

[黑頦果鳩]

(bird species of China) black-chinned fruit dove (Ptilinopus leclancheri)

qǐzǎotānhēi

起早贪黑

[起早貪黑]

to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late

hēitóujiǎozhì

黑头角雉

[黑頭角雉]

(bird species of China) western tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus)

hēikēsuìméi

黑颏穗鹛

[黑頦穗鶥]

(bird species of China) black-chinned babbler (Stachyridopsis pyrrhops)

hēitóuhuánglí

黑头黄鹂

[黑頭黃鸝]

(bird species of China) black-hooded oriole (Oriolus xanthornus)

hēiméiliǔyīng

黑眉柳莺

[黑眉柳鶯]

(bird species of China) sulphur-breasted warbler (Phylloscopus ricketti)

tàiyánghēizǐ

太阳黑子

[太陽黑子]

sunspot

shǔhuángdàohēi

数黄道黑

[數黃道黑]

to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
also written 數黑論黃／数黑论黄 (shǔhēilùnhuáng)

hēichángwěizhì

黑长尾雉

[黑長尾雉]

(bird species of China) mikado pheasant (Syrmaticus mikado)

diāndǎohēibái

颠倒黑白

[顛倒黑白]

lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately
to misrepresent the facts
to invert right and wrong

hēizhěnhuánglí

黑枕黄鹂

[黑枕黃鸝]

(bird species of China) black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)

hēibùliūqiū

黑不溜秋

[黑不溜秋]

dark and swarthy

hēihóushānquè

黑喉山雀

[黑喉山雀]

(bird species of China) black-bibbed tit (Poecile hypermelaenus)

hēibānhuángyīng

黑斑蝗莺

[黑斑蝗鶯]

(bird species of China) common grasshopper warbler (Locustella naevia)

Hēi Bái Wúcháng

黑白无常

[黑白無常]

(Chinese folk religion) Heibai Wuchang: two deities, one dressed in black and the other in white, responsible for escorting the spirits of the dead to the underworld

hēiméiyāquè

黑眉鸦雀

[黑眉鴉雀]

(bird species of China) pale-billed parrotbill (Chleuasicus atrosuperciliaris)

hēiguānshānquè

黑冠山雀

[黑冠山雀]

(bird species of China) rufous-vented tit (Periparus rubidiventris)

tuìhēijīsù

退黑激素

[退黑激素]

melatonin

hēichìquèbēi

黑翅雀鹎

[黑翅雀鵯]

(bird species of China) common iora (Aegithina tiphia)

hēixiōnggēqú

黑胸歌鸲

[黑胸歌鴝]

(bird species of China) white-tailed rubythroat (Calliope pectoralis)

hēiliǎnzàoméi

黑脸噪鹛

[黑臉噪鶥]

(bird species of China) masked laughingthrush (Garrulax perspicillatus)

hēiguānjuānsǔn

黑冠鹃隼

[黑冠鵑隼]

(bird species of China) black baza (Aviceda leuphotes)

Hēihán Wángcháo

黑汗王朝

[黑汗王朝]

Karakhan Dynasty of central Asia, 8th-10th century

hēilǐngliángniǎo

黑领椋鸟

[黑領椋鳥]

(bird species of China) black-collared starling (Gracupica nigricollis)

Hēikè Dìguó

黑客帝国

[黑客帝國]

The Matrix (1999 movie)

Hēidào Jiāzú

黑道家族

[黑道家族]

The Sopranos (US TV series)

hēiwěidìyā

黑尾地鸦

[黑尾地鴉]

(bird species of China) Mongolian ground jay (Podoces hendersoni)

hēitóuqíméi

黑头奇鹛

[黑頭奇鶥]

(bird species of China) rufous sibia (Heterophasia capistrata)

hēizuǐsōngjī

黑嘴松鸡

[黑嘴鬆雞]

(bird species of China) black-billed capercaillie (Tetrao urogalloides)

hēihǎifānyā

黑海番鸭

[黑海番鴨]

(bird species of China) black scoter (Melanitta nigra)

hēigulōngdōng

黑骨胧东

[黑骨朧東]

variant of 黑咕隆咚 (hēigulōngdōng)

Hēilóngjiāng Hé

黑龙江河

[黑龍江河]

Heilongjiang River
Amur River (the border between northeast China and Russia)

hēihóuyāquè

黑喉鸦雀

[黑喉鴉雀]

(bird species of China) black-throated parrotbill (Suthora nipalensis)

hēidǐngmáquè

黑顶麻雀

[黑頂麻雀]

(bird species of China) saxaul sparrow (Passer ammodendri)

hēifùbīnyù

黑腹滨鹬

[黑腹濱鷸]

(bird species of China) dunlin (Calidris alpina)

hēiliǎnpílù

黑脸琵鹭

[黑臉琵鷺]

(bird species of China) black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor)

hēiwěichéngyù

黑尾塍鹬

[黑尾塍鷸]

(bird species of China) black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa)

hēihóushíjí

黑喉石䳭

[黑喉石䳭]

(bird species of China) Siberian stonechat (Saxicola maurus)

yītuánqīhēi

一团漆黑

[一團漆黑]

pitch-dark
(fig.) completely in the dark; totally ignorant of
(fig.) grim; beyond salvation

jīntóuhēiquè

金头黑雀

[金頭黑雀]

(bird species of China) gold-naped finch (Pyrrhoplectes epauletta)

Hēixiāzi Dǎo

黑瞎子岛

[黑瞎子島]

Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk
Heixiazi (black blind man) Island

hēibáidiànshì

黑白电视

[黑白電視]

black and white TV

hēibèiyànwěi

黑背燕尾

[黑背燕尾]

(bird species of China) black-backed forktail (Enicurus immaculatus)

Hēilóngjiāng Shěng

黑龙江省

[黑龍江省]

Heilongjiang Province (Heilungkiang) in northeast China, abbr. 黑, capital Harbin 哈爾濱／哈尔滨 ( Hā'ěrbīn)

hēiguānliángniǎo

黑冠椋鸟

[黑冠椋鳥]

(bird species of China) Brahminy starling (Sturnia pagodarum)

hēichìyànhéng

黑翅燕鸻

[黑翅燕鴴]

(bird species of China) black-winged pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)

hónghēimíngdān

红黑名单

[紅黑名單]

whitelist and blacklist, i.e. 紅名單／红名单 (hóngmíngdān) and 黑名單／黑名单 (hēimíngdān)

hēixīnshípǐn

黑心食品

[黑心食品]

contaminated food product unscrupulously marketed as wholesome

hēihóuzàoméi

黑喉噪鹛

[黑喉噪鶥]

(bird species of China) black-throated laughingthrush (Garrulax chinensis)

hēi'éfèngméi

黑额凤鹛

[黑額鳳鶥]

(bird species of China) black-chinned yuhina (Yuhina nigrimenta)

hēidǐngqíméi

黑顶奇鹛

[黑頂奇鶥]

(bird species of China) black-headed sibia (Heterophasia desgodinsi)

hēi'ébóláo

黑额伯劳

[黑額伯勞]

(bird species of China) lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor)

hēiméiquèméi

黑眉雀鹛

[黑眉雀鶥]

(bird species of China) Huet's fulvetta (Alcippe hueti)

hēiqīmáhuā

黑漆麻花

[黑漆麻花]

pitch-dark; coal black

mùhòuhēishǒu

幕后黑手

[幕後黑手]

malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes
hidden hand

hēisèjīnshǔ

黑色金属

[黑色金屬]

ferrous metals (i.e. iron, chromium, manganese and alloys containing them)

hóngxiōnghēiyàn

红胸黑雁

[紅胸黑雁]

(bird species of China) red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis)

hēifùshétí

黑腹蛇鹈

[黑腹蛇鵜]

(bird species of China) oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster)

hēiguānhuángbēi

黑冠黄鹎

[黑冠黃鵯]

(bird species of China) black-crested bulbul (Pycnonotus flaviventris)

Hēi'àn Shídài

黑暗时代

[黑暗時代]

Dark Ages

hēiyāobīnyù

黑腰滨鹬

[黑腰濱鷸]

(bird species of China) Baird's sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)

hēiméiwěiyīng

黑眉苇莺

[黑眉葦鶯]

(bird species of China) black-browed reed warbler (Acrocephalus bistrigiceps)

hūntiānhēidì

昏天黑地

[昏天黑地]

lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom)
fig. pitch dark
to black out
disorderly
troubled times

wōhēixīngxing

倭黑猩猩

[倭黑猩猩]

bonobo
pygmy chimpanzee

shǔhēilùnhuáng

数黑论黄

[數黑論黃]

to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels

Rìběn Hēidào

日本黑道

[日本黑道]

Yakuza (Japanese mafia)

hēifùyàn'ōu

黑腹燕鸥

[黑腹燕鷗]

(bird species of China) black-bellied tern (Sterna acuticauda)

Hēi Jí Yuānhún

黑籍冤魂

[黑籍冤魂]

Black Register of Lost Souls, long novel by Peng Yangou 彭養鷗／彭养鸥 about the destructive influence of opium, published in 1897 and 1909

qǐzǎomōhēi

起早摸黑

[起早摸黑]

see 起早貪黑／起早贪黑 (qǐzǎotānhēi)

hùnxiáohēibái

混淆黑白

[混淆黑白]

to confuse black and white
to say that black is white
fig. not to distinguish right from wrong

wūqīmòhēi

乌漆墨黑

[烏漆墨黑]

jet-black
pitch-dark

hēidǐngzàoméi

黑顶噪鹛

[黑頂噪鶥]

(bird species of China) black-faced laughingthrush (Trochalopteron affine)

hēihóugēqú

黑喉歌鸲

[黑喉歌鴝]

(bird species of China) blackthroat (Calliope obscura)

fēihēijíbái

非黑即白

[非黑即白]

black-or-white (e.g. good or bad, with no middle ground)

hēixiāngcāozuò

黑箱操作

[黑箱操作]

see 暗箱操作 (ànxiāngcāozuò)

hēiduǎnjiǎobēi

黑短脚鹎

[黑短腳鵯]

(bird species of China) black bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus)

hēilǐngzàoméi

黑领噪鹛

[黑領噪鶥]

(bird species of China) greater necklaced laughingthrush (Garrulax pectoralis)

yùmiáoyùhēi

愈描愈黑

[愈描愈黑]

see 越描越黑 (yuèmiáoyuèhēi)

hēizhěnyàn'ōu

黑枕燕鸥

[黑枕燕鷗]

(bird species of China) black-naped tern (Sterna sumatrana)

hēibáibùfēn

黑白不分

[黑白不分]

can't tell black from white (idiom); unable to distinguish wrong from right

qīhēiyītuán

漆黑一团

[漆黑一團]

pitch-black
(fig.) to be completely in the dark

hēibáilínjí

黑白林䳭

[黑白林䳭]

(bird species of China) Jerdon's bush chat (Saxicola jerdoni)

báijiānhēihuán

白肩黑鹮

[白肩黑䴉]

(bird species of China) white-shouldered ibis (Pseudibis davisoni)

hēidēngxiàhuǒ

黑灯下火

[黑燈下火]

pitch dark
also written 黑燈瞎火／黑灯瞎火 (hēidēngxiāhuǒ)

hēibáifēnmíng

黑白分明

[黑白分明]

lit. black and white clearly contrasted (idiom)
fig. unambiguous; black-and-white; in sharp contrast; to distinguish clearly right from wrong

hēidēngxiāhuǒ

黑灯瞎火

[黑燈瞎火]

pitch dark

hēitóuzàoyā

黑头噪鸦

[黑頭噪鴉]

(bird species of China) Sichuan jay (Perisoreus internigrans)

hēijǐngpìtī

黑颈䴙䴘

[黑頸鷿鷈]

(bird species of China) black-necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)

hēihóuyánliù

黑喉岩鹨

[黑喉岩鷚]

(bird species of China) black-throated accentor (Prunella atrogularis)

hēitóubáihuán

黑头白鹮

[黑頭白䴉]

(bird species of China) black-headed ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)

wūqīmāhēi

乌漆抹黑

[烏漆抹黑]

see 烏漆墨黑／乌漆墨黑 (wūqīmòhēi)

hēiméifùshé

黑眉蝮蛇

[黑眉蝮蛇]

Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds

hēi'éshùquè

黑额树鹊

[黑額樹鵲]

(bird species of China) collared treepie (Dendrocitta frontalis)

hēizhuómùniǎo

黑啄木鸟

[黑啄木鳥]

(bird species of China) black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)

hēigulōngdōng

黑咕隆咚

[黑咕隆咚]

pitch-black
pitch-dark

hēihóuxuěquè

黑喉雪雀

[黑喉雪雀]

(bird species of China) Pere David's snowfinch (Pyrgilauda davidiana)

hēijǐnglúcí

黑颈鸬鹚

[黑頸鸕鶿]

(bird species of China) little cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger)

yuèmiáoyuèhēi

越描越黑

[越描越黑]

lit. the more you touch things up, the darker they get
fig. to only make matters worse

hēichábiāozi

黑茶藨子

[黑茶藨子]

blackcurrant
cassis

báijiáhēiyàn

白颊黑雁

[白頰黑雁]

(bird species of China) barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)

hēidǐngwākǒuchī

黑顶蛙口鸱

[黑頂蛙口鴟]

(bird species of China) Hodgson's frogmouth (Batrachostomus hodgsoni)

hēihóushānjiāoyīng

黑喉山鹪莺

[黑喉山鷦鶯]

(bird species of China) hill prinia (Prinia superciliaris)

Hēi Sēnlíndàngāo

黑森林蛋糕

[黑森林蛋糕]

Black Forest cake

Kèshìhēiqíquán

克氏黑鳍鳈

[克氏黑鰭鰁]

Cherskii's thicklip gudgeon (Sarcocheilichthys czerskii), a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Amur River basin

hēihóuhóngtúnbēi

黑喉红臀鹎

[黑喉紅臀鵯]

(bird species of China) red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)

Hēisàigēwéinà

黑塞哥维那

[黑塞哥維那]

Herzegovina

hēitóujīnchìquè

黑头金翅雀

[黑頭金翅雀]

(bird species of China) black-headed greenfinch (Chloris ambigua)

Anhēi Pòhuài Shén

暗黑破坏神

[暗黑破壞神]

Diablo (video game series)

Hāmǎhēilā Dǎo

哈马黑拉岛

[哈馬黑拉島]

Halmahera, an island of Indonesia

hēixiōngshānjiāoyīng

黑胸山鹪莺

[黑胸山鷦鶯]

(bird species of China) black-throated prinia (Prinia atrogularis)

hēijiǎoxìntiānwēng

黑脚信天翁

[黑腳信天翁]

(bird species of China) black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes)

tàiyánghēizǐzhōu

太阳黑子周

[太陽黑子周]

sunspot cycle

hēijǐngchángwěizhì

黑颈长尾雉

[黑頸長尾雉]

(bird species of China) Mrs. Hume's pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae)

Hēinúyùtiānlù

黑奴吁天录

[黑奴籲天錄]

Uncle Tom's Cabin, translated and adapted by Lin Shu 林紓／林纾

báibānhēishíjí

白斑黑石䳭

[白斑黑石䳭]

(bird species of China) pied bush chat (Saxicola caprata)

zōngbèihēitóudōng

棕背黑头鸫

[棕背黑頭鶇]

(bird species of China) Kessler's thrush (Turdus kessleri)

hēihóuhóngwěiqú

黑喉红尾鸲

[黑喉紅尾鴝]

(bird species of China) Hodgson's redstart (Phoenicurus hodgsoni)

hēihóumáojiǎoyàn

黑喉毛角燕

[黑喉毛角燕]

(bird species of China) Nepal house martin (Delichon nipalense)

hēichìchángjiǎoyù

黑翅长脚鹬

[黑翅長腳鷸]

(bird species of China) black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

wǎngliǎnshàngmǒhēi

往脸上抹黑

[往臉上抹黑]

to bring shame to
to smear
to disgrace

hēibèixìntiānwēng

黑背信天翁

[黑背信天翁]

(bird species of China) Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis)

hēi'éshānzàoméi

黑额山噪鹛

[黑額山噪鶥]

(bird species of China) snowy-cheeked laughingthrush (Garrulax sukatschewi)

xiǎohēilǐngzàoméi

小黑领噪鹛

[小黑領噪鶥]

(bird species of China) lesser necklaced laughingthrush (Garrulax monileger)

hēitóulàzuǐquè

黑头蜡嘴雀

[黑頭蠟嘴雀]

(bird species of China) Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata)

hēichāwěihǎiyàn

黑叉尾海燕

[黑叉尾海燕]

(bird species of China) Swinhoe's storm petrel (Oceanodroma monorhis)

hēiwěilàzuǐquè

黑尾蜡嘴雀

[黑尾蠟嘴雀]

(bird species of China) Chinese grosbeak (Eophona migratoria)

hēiguānchángbìyuán

黑冠长臂猿

[黑冠長臂猿]

black crested gibbon (Nomascus nasutus)

hēihóuféngyèyīng

黑喉缝叶莺

[黑喉縫葉鶯]

(bird species of China) dark-necked tailorbird (Orthotomus atrogularis)

hēixiōngtàiyángniǎo

黑胸太阳鸟

[黑胸太陽鳥]

(bird species of China) black-throated sunbird (Aethopyga saturata)

báifùhēizhuómùniǎo

白腹黑啄木鸟

[白腹黑啄木鳥]

(bird species of China) white-bellied woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)

hēiméichángwěishānquè

黑眉长尾山雀

[黑眉長尾山雀]

(bird species of China) black-browed bushtit (Aegithalos bonvaloti)

yītiáolùzǒudàohēi

一条路走到黑

[一條路走到黑]

lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
fig. to stick to one's ways
to cling to one's course

yītiáodàozǒudàohēi

一条道走到黑

[一條道走到黑]

to stick to one's ways
to cling to one's course

hēiméinǐzhuómùniǎo

黑眉拟啄木鸟

[黑眉擬啄木鳥]

(bird species of China) Chinese barbet (Megalaima faber)

límíngqiándehēi'àn

黎明前的黑暗

[黎明前的黑暗]

darkness comes before dawn
things can only get better (idiom)

yānhēichāwěihǎiyàn

烟黑叉尾海燕

[煙黑叉尾海燕]

(bird species of China) Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)

báifàrénsònghēifàrén

白发人送黑发人

[白髮人送黑髮人]

to see one's child die before oneself

tiānxiàwūyāyībānhēi

天下乌鸦一般黑

[天下烏鴉一般黑]

all crows are black (idiom)
evil people are bad all over the world

hēizuǐduānfèngtóuyàn'ōu

黑嘴端凤头燕鸥

[黑嘴端鳳頭燕鷗]

(bird species of China) Chinese crested tern (Thalasseus bernsteini)

Sāi'ěrwéiyàhé Hēishān

塞尔维亚和黑山

[塞爾維亞和黑山]

Serbia and Montenegro (after break-up of Yugoslavia in 1992)

Ahēiménnídé Wángcháo

阿黑门尼德王朝

[阿黑門尼德王朝]

Achaemenid Empire of Persian (559-330 BC)

yǎnsèsùcénghēisèsùliú

眼色素层黑色素瘤

[眼色素層黑色素瘤]

uveal melanoma

jìnzhūzhěchì,jìnmòzhěhēi

近朱者赤，近墨者黑

[近朱者赤，近墨者黑]

those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom)
you are the product of your environment

Bōsīníyàhé Hēisàigēwéinà

波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那

[波斯尼亞和黑塞哥維那]

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bōsīníyàhé Hēisàigēwéinà Gònghéguó

波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那共和国

[波斯尼亞和黑塞哥維那共和國]

Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1995), predecessor of Bosnia and Herzegovina 波斯尼亞和黑塞哥維那／波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那 ( Bōsīníyàhé Hēisàigēwéinà)

bùguǎnbáimāohēimāo,zhuōzhùlǎoshǔjiùshìhǎomāo

不管白猫黑猫，捉住老鼠就是好猫

[不管白貓黑貓，捉住老鼠就是好貓]

it doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black; as long as it catches mice it's a good cat (variant of a Sichuanese saying used in a speech by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平／邓小平 ( Dèng Xiǎopíng) in 1962, usually associated with his economic reforms starting in 1978, in which pragmatism was favored over ideological purity)