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一團漆黑

简一团漆黑 · 繁一團漆黑

Mandarin · pinyin yī tuán qī hēi

pitch-dark
(fig.) completely in the dark; totally ignorant of
(fig.) grim; beyond salvation

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
團: Look up this written character
漆: qī · varnish, lacquer, paint
黑: hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
团: tuán · sphere, ball, circle; mass, lump

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1–2–1–1 · yi1 tuan2 qi1 hei1

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jat1 tyun4 cat1 hak1

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phrase

(idiomatic) pitch-dark
(figuratively) utterly hopeless
(figuratively) absolutely ignorant; completely in the dark
(figuratively) good for nothing

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