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Open the tool →昏天暗地 (hūn tiān àn dì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a sky that is extremely dark and dim, as during a storm or deep night; figuratively, it refers to a state of utter confusion, chaos, or being overwhelmed, often to the point of feeling disoriented”.
昏天暗地 is pronounced hūn tiān àn dì in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 昏天暗地 means “dim sky and dark earth”. It is used to mean “describes a sky that is extremely dark and dim, as during a storm or deep night; figuratively, it refers to a state of utter confusion, chaos, or being overwhelmed, often to the point of feeling disoriented”.
形容天色昏暗。也比喻社会黑暗混乱。同“昏天黑地”。