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乌灯黑火 — “Utterly dark”

乌灯黑火 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Utterly dark”. Without any light or fire, describing a place or situation as pitch-black. Literally, “No lights, no fires”.

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乌灯黑火 Pronunciation and Pinyin

乌灯黑火 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
乌
wū4crow, black, nothing, alas
灯
dēng6lamp or lantern
黑
hēi12black, dark, evil
火
huǒ4fire, urgent, popular

Example Sentence with 乌灯黑火

停电后,整个村子陷入了乌灯黑火之中,伸手不见五指
After the power outage, the whole village was plunged into utter darkness, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

Idioms Related to 乌灯黑火

Synonyms of 乌灯黑火

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

More idioms starting with 乌

  • wū乌qī七bā八zāo糟in a terrible mess
  • wū乌zhī之cí雌xióng雄unable to distinguish good from evil
  • wū乌yún云yā压dǐng顶impending crisis or great pressure
  • wū乌hé合zhī之zhòng众disorganized rabble
  • wū乌hé合zhī之zú卒a disorganized and undisciplined crowd
  • wū乌tiān天hēi黑dì地utterly dark, chaotic, or degenerate
  • wū乌tóu头bái白mǎ马shēng生jiǎo角An absurd impossibility
  • wū乌tóu头bái白,,mǎ马shēng生jué角An impossibility; something that will never happen
  • wū乌tóu头mǎ马jiǎo角something utterly impossible
  • wū乌mào帽hóng红qún裙men and women in general
  • wū乌yǒu有xiān先shēng生a fictitious person or thing
  • wū乌qī漆mò墨hēi黑pitch-dark

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Questions about 乌灯黑火

What does 乌灯黑火 mean?

乌灯黑火 (wū dēng hēi huǒ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Utterly dark”.

How do you pronounce 乌灯黑火?

乌灯黑火 is pronounced wū dēng hēi huǒ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 乌灯黑火 literally mean?

Literally, 乌灯黑火 means “no lights, no fires”. It is used to mean “Utterly dark”.

What is the Chinese definition of 乌灯黑火?

指晚上没灯没火,形容很暗

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