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黑灯瞎火 — “In pitch darkness”

黑灯瞎火 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “in pitch darkness”. Without any light; unlit and dim.

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黑灯瞎火 Pronunciation and Pinyin

黑灯瞎火 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
黑
hēi12black, dark, evil
灯
dēng6lamp or lantern
瞎
xiā15blind, random, futile, dud
火
huǒ4fire, urgent, popular

Example Sentence with 黑灯瞎火

晚上突然停电,屋子里顿时黑灯瞎火,什么都看不清。
The power went out suddenly at night, and the room was instantly plunged into pitch darkness, making it impossible to see anything.

Idioms Related to 黑灯瞎火

Synonyms of 黑灯瞎火

  • qī漆hēi黑yī一tuán团pitch-dark; completely ignorant
  • hēi黑dēng灯xià下huǒ火in complete darkness

Antonyms of 黑灯瞎火

  • 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 黑灯瞎火

What does 黑灯瞎火 mean?

黑灯瞎火 (hēi dēng xiā huǒ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “in pitch darkness”.

How do you pronounce 黑灯瞎火?

黑灯瞎火 is pronounced hēi dēng xiā huǒ in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 黑灯瞎火?

形容黑暗没有灯光。

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