complete darkness; total absence of justice; utter misery
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
total darkness; complete lack of justice; extreme oppression
literaryUsed metaphorically to describe oppressive societies, times of tyranny, or situations of profound hopelessness. A strongly negative literary expression.
Zài在
nà那
àn暗
wú无
tiān天
rì日
de的
jiù旧
shè社
huì会
，
lǎo老
bǎi百
xìng姓
guò过
zhe着
niú牛
mǎ马
bù不
rú如
de的
shēng生
huó活
。
In the utterly dark old society, the common people lived a life worse than that of cattle and horses.
Tā他
bèi被
qiú囚
jìn禁
zài在
dì地
láo牢
lǐ里
，
dù度
guò过
le了
shí十
nián年
àn暗
wú无
tiān天
rì日
de的
suì岁
yuè月
。
He was imprisoned in a dungeon and spent ten years of complete darkness.
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Zài在
jūn君
zhǔ主
zhuān专
zhì制
de的
tǒng统
zhì治
xià下
，
nà那
duàn段
lì历
shǐ史
kě可
wèi谓
àn暗
wú无
tiān天
rì日
。
Under the rule of absolute monarchy, that period of history was one of total darkness.
Shī失
qù去
qīn亲
rén人
hòu后
，
tā他
de的
shì世
jiè界
fǎng仿
fú佛
biàn变
dé得
àn暗
wú无
tiān天
rì日
。
After losing his loved ones, his world seemed to plunge into utter darkness.