黑函

Chinese

		black; dark; Heilongjiang Province (abbrev.)	envelope; case; letter
simp. and trad. (黑函)		黑	函

Etymology

Calque of English blackmail.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hēihán

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄟ ㄏㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hēihán
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄟ ㄏㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: heihán
    • Wade–Giles: hei¹-han²
    • Yale: hēi-hán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: heiharn
    • Palladius: хэйхань (xɛjxanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xeɪ̯⁵⁵ xän³⁵/

Noun

黑函

1. (Taiwanese Mandarin) blackmail