黎明前的黑暗

Mandarin · pinyin lí míng qián de hēi àn

Meanings

  1. darkness comes before dawn
  2. things can only get better (idiom)
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黎
lí · surname; numerous, many; black
明
míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
前
qián · in front, forward; preceding
的
de · possessive, adjectival suffix
黑
hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
暗
àn · dark; obscure; in secret, covert
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2–2–2–5–1–4 · li2 ming2 qian2 de5 hei1 an4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lai4 ming4 cin4 dik1 hak1 am3

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lai4 ming4 cin4 dik1 hak1 am3

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黎明前的黑暗 · li2 ming2 qian2 de5 hei1 an4
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Exact source record黎明前的黑暗 黎明前的黑暗 [li2 ming2 qian2 de5 hei1 an4] /darkness comes before dawn/things can only get better (idiom)/