黑線

Chinese

black; dark; Heilongjiang Province (abbrev.)
 
thread; string; wire
thread; string; wire; line
trad. (黑線/黑綫) /
simp. (黑线) 线

Pronunciation


Noun

黑線

  1. (literally) black line; black string
  2. (figurative, politics) black line (used during the Cultural Revolution to refer to things counterrevolutionary)
  3. (neologism, Internet slang) the vertical lines in the emoji -_-||||| which conveys a sense of helplessness, cheerlessness, awkwardness, etc.

Synonyms

  • (Min Nan) 烏線乌线

Derived terms

  • 一臉黑線一脸黑线
  • 一頭黑線一头黑线
  • 滿臉黑線满脸黑线
  • 滿頭黑線满头黑线

See also

  • Japanese: ガーン (gān), タレ線 (tare-sen)
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