黑灯瞎火

黑燈瞎火
hēidēngxiāhuǒ
pitch dark

CEDICT

lacking illumination; dark

Wiktionary

形容黑暗，没有灯光或火炬照明。如：「在山裡走夜路，黑灯瞎火的，你可要小心啊！」也作「黑灯下火」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 黑灯 hēidēng
  1. dark; unlit
  2. a blacklight; an ultraviolet light
2 瞎 xiā
  1. blind
  2. groundlessly
  3. foolishly
  4. to no purpose
3 火 huǒ
  1. fire
  2. urgent
  3. ammunition
  4. fiery or flaming
  5. internal heat (Chinese medicine)
  6. hot (popular)
  7. classifier for military units (old)
  8. Kangxi radical 86

Related entries

黑灯下火 hēidēngxiàhuǒ
  1. pitch dark
  2. also written 黑灯瞎火 hēidēngxiāhuǒ