伸手不見五指

See also: 伸手不见五指

Chinese

		to extend out one's hand; to ask for charity; to ask for handouts	not; no	to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	the five fingers; fingers
trad. (伸手不見五指)		伸手	不	見	五指
simp. (伸手不见五指)		伸手	不	见	五指
Literally: “cannot see five fingers in front of you”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shēnshǒu bù jiàn wǔzhǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄣㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨˇ ㄓˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shēnshǒu bù jiàn wǔzhǐ [Phonetic: shēnshǒubújiànwúzhǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄣㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨˇ ㄓˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shenshǒu bù jiàn wǔjhǐh
  - Wade–Giles: shên¹-shou³ pu⁴ chien⁴ wu³-chih³
  - Yale: shēn-shǒu bù jyàn wǔ-jř
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenshoou bu jiann wuujyy
  - Palladius: шэньшоу бу цзянь учжи (šɛnʹšou bu czjanʹ učži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

伸手不見五指

pitch black; can't see your hand in front of you

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