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不见天日

bù jiàn tiān rìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
all black, no daylight (idiom) / a world without justice
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-39972e122f44e0bb. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

不見天日 不见天日 [bu4 jian4 tian1 ri4] /all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 不見天日

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 见
    jiàn

    to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view

    xiàn

    to appear / also written 現|现[xiàn]

  • 天
    tiān

    day / sky / heaven

  • 日
    rì

    (bound form) sun / day / day of the month / (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本[Rì běn]) / (vulgar) to fuck / to have sex with

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.