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暗無天日

简暗无天日 · 繁暗無天日

Mandarin · pinyin àn wú tiān rì

all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice

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暗: àn · dark; obscure; in secret, covert
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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
日: rì · sun; day; daytime
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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4–2–1–4 · an4 wu2 tian1 ri4

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(figuratively) gross lack of justice

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