吃黑枣

吃黑棗

chīhēizǎo

idiom

Meanings

1 to take a bullet
2 to get shot (slang)

Characters

to eat / to take

Examples

你再不老实，小心吃黑枣。

Nǐ zài bù lǎoshi, xiǎoxīn chī hēizǎo.

If you don't behave, watch out — you might take a bullet.

那个逃犯最后在边境上吃了黑枣。

Nàge táofàn zuìhòu zài biānjìng shàng chī le hēizǎo.

That fugitive ended up taking a bullet at the border.

Tips

memory

黑枣 is the small, dark Chinese date. The metaphor compares a bullet — small, round, dark — to swallowing one of these. Slangy and vivid.

Stroke Order

吃 chī

黑 hēi

枣 zǎo