"伸手不見五指" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /ʂən⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /ʂən⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ Chinese transliterations: shēnshǒu bù jiàn wǔzhǐ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨˇ ㄓˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], shēnshǒu bù jiàn wǔzhǐ [Phonetic:shēnshǒubújiànwúzhǐ] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], shenshǒu bù jiàn wǔjhǐh [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], shên¹-shou³ pu⁴ chien⁴ wu³-chih³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], shēn-shǒu bù jyàn wǔ-jř [Mandarin, Yale], shenshoou bu jiann wuujyy [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], шэньшоу бу цзянь учжи [Mandarin, Palladius], šɛnʹšou bu czjanʹ učži [Mandarin, Palladius] Forms: 伸手不见五指
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 伸手不見五指
  1. pitch black; can't see your hand in front of you Tags: idiomatic
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "伸手不见五指",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "伸手不見五指",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "cannot see five fingers in front of you",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin words containing 不 undergoing tone sandhi",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pitch black; can't see your hand in front of you"
      ],
      "id": "en-伸手不見五指-zh-phrase-PnkA~YB2",
      "links": [
        [
          "pitch black",
          "pitch black"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shēnshǒu bù jiàn wǔzhǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨˇ ㄓˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shēnshǒu bù jiàn wǔzhǐ [Phonetic:shēnshǒubújiànwúzhǐ]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shenshǒu bù jiàn wǔjhǐh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shên¹-shou³ pu⁴ chien⁴ wu³-chih³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shēn-shǒu bù jyàn wǔ-jř"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shenshoou bu jiann wuujyy"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шэньшоу бу цзянь учжи"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šɛnʹšou bu czjanʹ učži"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂən⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: shēnshǒubújiànwúzhǐ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂən⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "伸手不見五指"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "伸手不见五指",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "伸手不見五指",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "cannot see five fingers in front of you",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 不",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 五",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 伸",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 手",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 指",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 見",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin words containing 不 undergoing tone sandhi",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pitch black; can't see your hand in front of you"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pitch black",
          "pitch black"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shēnshǒu bù jiàn wǔzhǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨˇ ㄓˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shēnshǒu bù jiàn wǔzhǐ [Phonetic:shēnshǒubújiànwúzhǐ]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shenshǒu bù jiàn wǔjhǐh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shên¹-shou³ pu⁴ chien⁴ wu³-chih³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shēn-shǒu bù jyàn wǔ-jř"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shenshoou bu jiann wuujyy"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шэньшоу бу цзянь учжи"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šɛnʹšou bu czjanʹ učži"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂən⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: shēnshǒubújiànwúzhǐ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂən⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "伸手不見五指"
}

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