数黄道黑 shǔ huáng dào hēi

speak ill behind one’s back; stir up quarrels

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
  2. 2. also written 數黑論黃shǔ hēi lùn huáng

Characters

Character Meaning
数 shǔ HSK 3
number; several; figure
黄 huáng HSK 3
yellow; surname Huang or Hwang; pornographic
道 dào HSK 2
to say; to speak; to talk
黑 hēi HSK 2
black; dark; illegal