「黑白無常」
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| Pronunciation： | haak1 baak6 mou4 soeng4 hak1 baak6 mou4 soeng4 |
| Individual Character Meaning： |
黑 black; dark; unfortunate; unlucky; triad 白 white; to inform; easy to understand; in vain; for nothing; free of charge; at no cost 無 nothing; none; nil; without; lacking 常 often; frequently; usually; regular; usual; habitual; frequent; constant; invariable; common; ordinary; normal; standard |
| Part of Speech： | noun |
| Labels： | Proper Noun |
| Explanation： |
"Black and White Impermanence", a pair of subordinates of deities in charge of the netherworld in the folk religion in East Asian cultural sphere, who escort the spirits of the dead. One of them has a black face in a black robe, another a white face in a white robe.
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