hēi dēng xià huǒdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
pitch dark / also written 黑燈瞎火|黑灯瞎火[hēi dēng xiā huǒ]
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Original source entry:

黑燈下火 黑灯下火 [hei1 deng1 xia4 huo3] /pitch dark/also written 黑燈瞎火|黑灯瞎火[hei1 deng1 xia1 huo3]/

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