| 灯下黑 |
dēng xià hēi |
(lit.) it's dark right under the lamp / (fig.) people tend to overlook things right under their noses |
| 灯 |
dēng |
lamp / light / lantern / CL:盏 |
| 下 |
xià |
down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action |
| 黑 |
Hēi |
abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龙江 |
| 黑 |
hēi |
black / dark / sinister / secret / shady / illegal / to hide (sth) away / to vilify / (loanword) to hack (computing) |