灯下黑
Traditional form:
燈下黑
Pinyin (reading):
dēngxiàhēi
Definitions:
- (lit.) it's dark right under the lamp
- (fig.) people tend to overlook things right under their noses
Characters:
- 灯 - lamp, lantern, light
- 下 - below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
- 黑 - black; dark; evil, sinister
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