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昏天黑地

Mandarin · pinyin hūn tiān hēi dì

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fan1 tin1 hak1 dei6

Cantonese word readings for 昏天黑地. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

fan1 tin1 hak1 dei6

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

(literally) in pitch darkness; pitch-dark
(figurative) dazed; groggy
(figurative) to suffer from social chaos or deep-rooted injustice
(figurative) to muddle along; to be semi-conscious
(figurative) (followed by 得) as if there's no tomorrow (used to emphasize the fierceness of fighting or quarrelling)