mō​hēi​r

to grope in the dark

  • created sense approved 摸黑儿/摸黑兒 · mō​hēi​r · to grope in the dark — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    摸黑儿 / 摸黑兒

    mō​hēi​r

    to grope in the dark

    to do something or move about in the dark; to grope for one's way without a light

    摸, 黑儿

    摸黑 (literal) → 摸黑 · mō​hēi · to grope in the dark 儿 (bound) → 儿/兒 · r · [erhua suffix]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 摸黑儿/摸黑兒 · mō​hēi​r · at dusk — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    摸黑儿 / 摸黑兒

    mō​hēi​r

    at dusk

    colloquial term for doing something just as it gets dark or during the twilight hours

    摸黑 (literal) → 摸黑 · mō​hēi · at dusk 儿 (bound) → 儿/兒 · r · [erhua suffix]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense