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灯下黑

dēng xià hēi

3-character word Traditional 燈下黑

What 灯下黑 means

1. (lit.) it's dark right under the lamp
2. (fig.) people tend to overlook things right under their noses

The characters in 灯下黑

• 灯dēnglamp; light; lantern
• 下xiàdown; downwards; below
• 黑hēiblack; dark; sinister

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