dēng​xià​hēi

darkness under the lamp

  • created sense approved 灯下黑/燈下黑 · dēng​xià​hēi · darkness under the lamp — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    灯下黑 / 燈下黑

    dēng​xià​hēi

    darkness under the lamp

    The physical shadow directly beneath a lamp or lantern, where the light source is obstructed by the lamp itself

    灯下 (literal) → 灯下/燈下 · dēng​xià · under the lamp 黑 (literal) → 黑 · hēi · dark

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 灯下黑/燈下黑 · dēng​xià​hēi · unnoticed in one's presence — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    灯下黑 / 燈下黑

    dēng​xià​hēi

    unnoticed in one's presence

    The phenomenon where one is oblivious to things happening right under one's nose or close to home

    灯下 (literal) → 灯下/燈下 · dēng​xià · under the lamp 黑 (literal) → 黑 · hēi · dark

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

    created sense