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瞎灯灭火 — “Utter darkness”

瞎灯灭火 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Utter darkness”. Pitch black night. Literally, “Lights out, fires extinguished”.

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瞎灯灭火 Pronunciation and Pinyin

瞎灯灭火 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
瞎
xiā15blind, random, futile, dud
灯
dēng6lamp or lantern
灭
miè5extinguish, wipe out
火
huǒ4fire, urgent, popular

Example Sentence with 瞎灯灭火

暴风雨过后,整个山区一片瞎灯灭火,道路难行。
After the heavy storm, the entire mountain area was in utter darkness, making travel difficult.

Idioms Related to 瞎灯灭火

Synonyms of 瞎灯灭火

  • xiā瞎dēng灯hēi黑huǒ火in complete darkness

More idioms starting with 瞎

  • xiā瞎zi子mō摸xiàng象generalize from partial experience
  • xiā瞎zi子mō摸yú鱼act blindly without investigation
  • xiā瞎zi子duàn断biǎn匾blindly judging without true understanding
  • xiā瞎shuō说bā八dào道talk nonsense
  • xiā瞎shuō说bái白dào道talk nonsense without basis
  • xiā瞎mǎ马lín临chí池act blindly and recklessly

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Questions about 瞎灯灭火

What does 瞎灯灭火 mean?

瞎灯灭火 (xiā dēng miè huǒ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Utter darkness”.

How do you pronounce 瞎灯灭火?

瞎灯灭火 is pronounced xiā dēng miè huǒ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 瞎灯灭火 literally mean?

Literally, 瞎灯灭火 means “Lights out, fires extinguished”. It is used to mean “Utter darkness”.

What is the Chinese definition of 瞎灯灭火?

灯不亮,火灭了。形容夜十分漆黑

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