Definitions

1. 1. to discredit
2. 2. to defame
3. 3. to smear sb's name
4. 4. to bring shame upon (oneself or one's family etc)
5. 5. to blacken (e.g. commando's face for camouflage)
6. 6. to black out or obliterate (e.g. censored words)

Components

• 抹 mǒ – to smear
• 黑 Hēi – PN:abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江

Related Words

• 乌漆抹黑 wū qī mā hēi – see 烏漆墨黑|乌漆墨黑[wu1 qi1 mo4 hei1]
• 往脸上抹黑 wǎng liǎn shàng mǒ hēi – to bring shame to
• 一抹黑 yī mǒ hēi – idiom. completely dark, pitch-black