伸手不见五指

Traditional: 伸手不見五指

shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ

Dictionary entry

pitch-dark (idiom)

What does 伸手不见五指 mean?

伸手不见五指 (shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1pitch-dark (idiom)

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伸shēnto stretch · to extend 手shǒuhand · (formal) to hold 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-见jiànto see · to meet 五wǔfive · 5 指zhǐfinger · to point at or to

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伸手不见五指

shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ

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