| 伸手不见五指 |
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ |
pitch-dark (idiom) |
| 伸 |
shēn |
to stretch / to extend |
| 伸手 |
shēn shǒu |
to reach out with one's hand / to hold out a hand / (fig.) to beg / to get involved / to meddle |
| 手 |
shǒu |
hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:双,只 |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不见 |
bù jiàn |
not to see / not to meet / to have disappeared / to be missing |
| 见 |
jiàn |
to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view |
| 见 |
xiàn |
to appear / also written 现 |
| 五 |
wǔ |
five / 5 |
| 五指 |
wǔ zhǐ |
the five fingers of one's hand |
| 指 |
zhǐ |
finger / to point at or to / to indicate or refer to / to depend on / to count on / (of hair) to stand on end |