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): ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨˇ ㄓˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shēnshǒu bù jiàn wǔzhǐ [Phonetic: shēnshǒubújiànwúzhǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ 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

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