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Open the tool →天昏地惨 (tiān hūn dì cǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes an extremely tragic, desolate, or mournful scene or feeling”.
天昏地惨 is pronounced tiān hūn dì cǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
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”.
惨:凄惨,悲伤。天地都感到愁苦、凄惨。形容极其悲惨