boundless darkness; pitch-black expanse
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
boundless and pitch-black; vast and dark
literaryDescribes expansive, impenetrable darkness, often of night skies, seas, or open fields. Frequently used with the particle 的 when modifying nouns.
Hēi黑
máng茫
máng茫
de的
yè夜
kōng空
kàn看
bu不
dào到
yī一
kē颗
xīng星
xing星
。
Not a single star could be seen in the pitch-black night sky.
Yǎn眼
qián前
hēi黑
máng茫
máng茫
de的
yī一
piàn片
，
fēn分
bu不
qīng清
nǎr哪
shì儿
huāng是
cǎo荒
nǎr草
，
shì哪
dào儿
lù是
道
路
。
Before me lay a vast expanse of darkness, making it impossible to tell where the wild grass ended and the road began.
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Yuǎn远
chù处
shì是
hēi黑
máng茫
máng茫
de的
dà大
hǎi海
，
zhǐ只
yǒu有
dēng灯
tǎ塔
fā发
chū出
wēi微
ruò弱
de的
guāng光
máng芒
。
In the distance lay the boundless dark sea, with only the lighthouse emitting a faint glimmer.