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黑灯下火
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黑灯下火 — “In complete darkness”

黑灯下火 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “in complete darkness”. Pitch-black.

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黑灯下火 Pronunciation and Pinyin

黑灯下火 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
黑
hēi12black, dark, evil
灯
dēng6lamp or lantern
下
xià3below, down, next, to descend
火
huǒ4fire, urgent, popular

Example Sentence with 黑灯下火

晚上停电了,屋里黑灯下火的,什么也看不见
The power went out at night, and the room was pitch-dark; I couldn't see anything.

Idioms Related to 黑灯下火

Synonyms of 黑灯下火

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

Antonyms of 黑灯下火

  • dēng灯huǒ火huī辉huáng煌brilliantly lit and splendid

More idioms starting with 黑

  • hēi黑bù不liū溜qiū秋unpleasantly dark or dingy black
  • hēi黑yún云yā压chéng城chéng城yù欲cuī摧Imminent collapse under immense pressure
  • hēi黑jià价bái白rì日day and night
  • hēi黑gu咕lōng隆dōng咚pitch-dark and gloomy
  • hēi黑dì地hūn昏tiān天utter darkness and decay
  • hēi黑tiān天bàn半yè夜the dead of night
  • hēi黑tiān天mò墨dì地utter darkness
  • hēi黑tiān天mō摸dì地in complete darkness
  • hēi黑tiān天bái白rì日day and night
  • hēi黑jiā家bái白rì日day and night
  • hēi黑gēng更bàn半yè夜in the dead of night
  • hēi黑zhī汁bái白hàn汗sweat from arduous labor

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Questions about 黑灯下火

What does 黑灯下火 mean?

黑灯下火 (hēi dēng xià huǒ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “in complete darkness”.

How do you pronounce 黑灯下火?

黑灯下火 is pronounced hēi dēng xià huǒ in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 黑灯下火?

形容黑暗没有灯光的情景。

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