伸手不见五指 in English shen1 shou3 bu4 jian4 wu3 zhi3 Meaning

Meanings

  • pitch-dark (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

伸 手 不 见 五 指

Traditional Characters

伸 手 不 見 五 指

Pinyin

shen1 shou3 bu4 jian4 wu3 zhi3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

伸shen1to stretch 手shou3hand 不bu4(negative prefix) 见jian4to see 五wu3five 指zhi3finger