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不見天日

简 不见天日 · 繁 不見天日
Mandarin · pinyin bù jiàn tiān rì

Meanings

  1. all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
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Characters in this entry

不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
見
jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
天
tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
日
rì · sun; day; daytime
见
jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive
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4–4–1–4 · bu4 jian4 tian1 ri4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bat1 gin3 tin1 jat6

Cantonese word readings for 不見天日. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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bat1 gin3 tin1 jat6

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phrase

  1. (figuratively) to live in a world of injustice
  2. (figuratively) to keep something secret

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