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黑燈瞎火

简 黑灯瞎火 · 繁 黑燈瞎火
Mandarin · pinyin hēi dēng xiā huǒ

Meanings

  1. pitch dark
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Characters in this entry

黑
hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
燈
dēng · lantern, lamp
瞎
xiā · blind, reckless; rash
火
huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
灯
dēng · lantern, lamp
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1–1–1–3 · hei1 deng1 xia1 huo3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hak1 dang1 hat6 fo2

Cantonese word readings for 黑燈瞎火. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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hak1 dang1 hat6 fo2

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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adj

  1. lacking illumination; dark

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