吃了木炭，黑了心吃了木炭，黑了心吃了木炭，黑了心

Ate charcoal: the heart turned black

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Someone has become wicked or lost their conscience. It is critical.
Wordplay: 黑 (hēi) means both the colour black and wicked.

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Simplified: 吃了木炭，黑了心
Pinyin: chīle mùtàn, hēile xīn
Bopomofo: ㄔ ˙ㄌㄜㄇㄨˋ ㄊㄢˋ，ㄏㄟ ˙ㄌㄜㄒㄧㄣ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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