數黃道黑 shǔ huáng dào hēi

speak ill of others to stir up trouble

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
數 shǔ
number; several; figure
黃 huáng
yellow; surname Huang or Hwang; pornographic
道 dào HSK 2
to say; to speak; to talk
黑 hēi HSK 2
black; dark; illegal