







黑漆皮灯笼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a person who is utterly ignorant, clueless, or completely in the dark about something; also used to describe a very dark or obscure situation”. Literally, “Black lacquered leather lantern”.

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Open the tool →黑漆皮灯笼 (hēi qī pí dēng lóng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a person who is utterly ignorant, clueless, or completely in the dark about something; also used to describe a very dark or obscure situation”.
黑漆皮灯笼 is pronounced hēi qī pí dēng lóng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 黑漆皮灯笼 means “Black lacquered leather lantern”. It is used to mean “describes a person who is utterly ignorant, clueless, or completely in the dark about something; also used to describe a very dark or obscure situation”.
①涂以黑漆的灯笼。形容社会腐败黑暗。②形容懵然无知。