黑命貴
Chinese
black; dark; Heilongjiang Province (abbrev.) | life; fate | expensive; noble; your (name) expensive; noble; your (name); precious | ||
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trad. (黑命貴) | 黑 | 命 | 貴 | |
simp. (黑命贵) | 黑 | 命 | 贵 |
Etymology
Calque of English Black Lives Matter.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
黑命貴
- (informal, sometimes derogatory) Black Lives Matter
Usage notes
- This term is widespread but controversial because 貴/贵 (guì) is not an accurate translation of English "to matter". The formal though less common translation is 黑人的命也是命 (hēirén de mìng yě shì mìng, literally “black lives are also lives”).