暗無天日
àn​wú​tiān​rì

pitch black

  • created sense approved 暗无天日/暗無天日 · àn​wú​tiān​rì · pitch black — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    暗无天日 / 暗無天日

    àn​wú​tiān​rì

    pitch black

    completely dark, such as a room or place without any light

    暗 (literal) → 暗 · àn · dark 无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 天日 (literal) → 天日 · tiān​rì · sky and sun

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  • created sense approved 暗无天日/暗無天日 · àn​wú​tiān​rì · total injustice — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    暗无天日 / 暗無天日

    àn​wú​tiān​rì

    total injustice

    (metaphorical) describing extreme political corruption or social oppression where there is no fairness or hope

    暗 (literal) → 暗 · àn · dark 无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 天日 (literal) → 天日 · tiān​rì · justice

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

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