unlucky; wretched; having bad luck

vague or difficult to understand; ambiguous; veiled

dark and gloomy; dim and shadowed

difficult to understand; cryptic; usually describes writing, poetry, or music where the meaning is hard to grasp

to conceal one's talents and keep a low profile, often while waiting for the right opportunity; to hide one's light under a bushel

(literary) night and day; darkness and light; cloudy and sunny weather

dark and overcast, used to describe weather or a person's expression; shady; dismal

(literary) to conceal one's talents or reputation to remain unnoticed; to keep a low profile

wind and rain darken the sky like night; refers to a grim and grave social or political situation, or staying true to one's principles despite a dangerous environment [[风雨如晦，鸡鸣不已|風雨如晦，雞鳴不已|feng1 yu3 ru2 hui4 ji1 ming2 bu4 yi3]]

abstruse and unfathomable; used to describe writing or ideas that are difficult to understand and obscure

literally wind and rain obscuring everything so it is as dark as night; (idiomatically) a state of extreme adversity or a dark, turbulent society; used metaphorically to describe remaining steadfast in one's integrity despite a harsh environment

(idiom) to live in retirement while waiting for the right opportunity to return to public life; to adapt to the situation by keeping a low profile

(literary) to live in retirement or concealment while waiting for a better opportunity to emerge; to stay out of the public eye until the right moment

muddled or confused; typically used in colloquial or regional speech to describe a person who is not thinking clearly

the luminous and the obscure; light and shade

dark; dim; gloomy; also written as [[晦暝|晦暝|hui4 ming2]]

(literary) dark and gloomy; dim; also written as [[晦冥|晦冥|hui4 ming2]]

(literary) The last day and first day of the lunar month

unable to see anything because of darkness; dim or pitch-black

dark; obscure; dim

To hide one's whereabouts and live in seclusion; to stop interacting with the world.

A doddering old person; an old person who has lost their mental faculties

(dialect) muddled; confused; old and senile

To live in retirement while waiting for a better opportunity to make a comeback in public life; to wait for one's luck to change

darkened or obscured by a severe sandstorm or heavy dust

to hide one's capacities and bide one's time; to stay out of the limelight and remain obscure

to remain true to one's principles even in a dangerous or chaotic environment; literally: the storm is as dark as night, but the rooster does not stop crowing