黑杵
hēi​chǔ

under-the-table payment

  • created reference approved 黑杵 → 份 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    黑杵 hēi​chǔ

    份 fèn

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 黑杵 · hēi​chǔ · under-the-table payment — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    黑杵

    hēi​chǔ

    under-the-table payment

    A secret payment, especially one accepted by amateur performers in old theater troupes; derived from black (secret) and a homophone for paper money

    黑 (literal) → 黑 · hēi · shady 杵 (literal) → 杵 · chǔ · pestle

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense