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漆黑一团

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Collocation

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到处漆黑一团
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不会是漆黑一团
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漆黑一团的夜空
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事情搞得漆黑一团
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把……看成是漆黑一团
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……(某事)并非漆黑一团

Definition

漆黑一团

Literally means:

dark and dirty

Actually means:

漆黑 means pitch dark, without any light; 一团 means entire or whole.

This phrase means that it is pitch dark with no light at all. It figuratively means that there is no social justice, no light or hope. It may also mean that someone or something is completely wrong or utterly hopeless. Derogatory

漆黑,没有亮光,或颜色很黑。一团,这里表示整个或全部。

漆黑一团,指有一点亮光也没有,非常黑,看不见任何东西。比喻社会黑暗,没有光明。也比喻某人或事物没有一点对的或好的地方。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as predicate, object or attributive. (作谓语、宾语、定语)
1
zhǎngquán
掌权
de
shí
十几
nián
  
,
quèshí
确实
cúnzài
存在
xiē
一些
yánzhòng
严重
de
shèhuì
社会
wèn
问题
  
,
dànshì
但是
bìngfēi
并非
hēituán
漆黑一团
  

In his ten years in power, there were serious social problems, but they were not dark.

2
cóng
自从
diànlǎn
电缆
bèi
lòng
duàn
hòu
以后
  
,
měi
dào
wǎn
夜晚
  
,
hēituán
漆黑一团
de
马路
biàn
便
gěi
xíngrén
行人
dàilái
带来
shǎo
不少
de
fan
麻烦
  

Every night since the cable was broken, the dark road has caused a lot of trouble for pedestrians.

3
lùnshì
不论是
zhōngguó
中国
de
jīng
经济
  
,
háishi
还是
shìjiè
世界
de
jīng
经济
  
,
zài
mǒuxiē
某些
rén
de
xīn
心目
zhōng
dōu
shì
hēituán
漆黑一团
de
  

Whether it is China's economy, or the world's economy, in the eyes of some people are dark.