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天昏地惨 — “Describes an extremely tragic, desolate, or mournful scene or feeling”

天昏地惨 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes an extremely tragic, desolate, or mournful scene or feeling”. A scene of utter gloom and misery. Literally, “The sky darkens and the earth looks bleak”.

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天昏地惨 Pronunciation and Pinyin

天昏地惨 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature
昏
hūn8dusk, dim, confused, unconscious
地
dì6earth, ground, land, place
惨
cǎn11Cruel, tragic, severe

Example Sentence with 天昏地惨

那个小村庄在经历了一场大火后,变得一片狼藉,天昏地惨。
After a devastating fire, that small village became a scene of utter desolation, truly a picture of gloom and misery.

Idioms Related to 天昏地惨

Synonyms of 天昏地惨

  • tiān天chóu愁dì地cǎn惨heaven and earth filled with sorrow

More idioms starting with 天

  • tiān天shàng上rén人jiān间worlds apart
  • tiān天shàng上dì地xià下,,wéi惟wǒ我dú独zūn尊supremely arrogant and self-important
  • tiān天shàng上tiān天xià下,,wéi惟wǒ我dú独zūn尊Arrogant and self-important
  • tiān天shàng上shǎo少yǒu有,,dì地xià下nán难xún寻extremely rare, unique
  • tiān天shàng上shí石lín麟a brilliant and talented son
  • tiān天shàng上qí麒lín麟praise a son's exceptional talent
  • tiān天xià下yī一jiā家universal brotherhood and harmony
  • tiān天xià下wèi为yī一The world united
  • tiān天xià下wéi为gōng公The world belongs to everyone
  • tiān天xià下wéi为jiā家To make the world one's home
  • tiān天xià下wéi为lóng笼the world is a confining cage
  • tiān天xià下wū乌yā鸦yī一bān般hēi黑all evil is the same everywhere

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Questions about 天昏地惨

What does 天昏地惨 mean?

天昏地惨 (tiān hūn dì cǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes an extremely tragic, desolate, or mournful scene or feeling”.

How do you pronounce 天昏地惨?

天昏地惨 is pronounced tiān hūn dì cǎn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 天昏地惨 literally mean?

Literally, 天昏地惨 means “the sky darkens and the earth looks bleak”. It is used to mean “describes an extremely tragic, desolate, or mournful scene or feeling”.

What is the Chinese definition of 天昏地惨?

惨:凄惨,悲伤。天地都感到愁苦、凄惨。形容极其悲惨

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