hak1 hek3 hak1黑吃黑
Jyutpinghak1 hek3 hak1
Yalehāk hek hāk

Definition

"dog eat dog", where both parties are involved in illegal activities; a con game within a con game

Tone guide

T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

More words

合議庭合议庭
hap6 ji5 ting4(law) collegiate bench
涵養涵养
haam4 joeng5to cultivate (personal qualities)
黑市夫人
hak1 si5 fu1 jan4concubine; mistress (spoken)
合力
hap6 lik6to join forces; (physics) resultant force
候補候补
hau6 bou2to wait to fill a vacancy; alternate
虛詞虚词
heoi1 ci4(linguistics) function word
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