yī tuán qī hēidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
pitch-dark / (fig.) completely in the dark / totally ignorant of / (fig.) grim / beyond salvation
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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.

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Original source entry:

一團漆黑 一团漆黑 [yi1 tuan2 qi1 hei1] /pitch-dark/(fig.) completely in the dark; totally ignorant of/(fig.) grim; beyond salvation/

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Other forms in these source records: 一團漆黑

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

  • 团
    tuán

    round / lump / ball / to roll into a ball / to gather / regiment / group / society / classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke) / dumpling

  • 漆
    qī

    paint / lacquer / CL:道[dào] / to paint (furniture, walls etc)

  • 黑
    hēi

    black / dark / sinister / secret / shady / illegal / to hide (sth) away / to vilify / (loanword) to hack (computing)

    Hēi

    short name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hēi lóng jiāng]

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