Idioms describing gloomy weather

黑天黑地

hūntiānhēidì

[Definition] Hun: darkness. It means that the sky is dark; it is impossible to tell the direction. It also describes being drowsy; confused; confused.

[Quotation] Two folds of Guan Hanqing's "Tiaofengyue" in Yuan Dynasty: "Last year, no one took me under control; I fought for thousands of years; I fought with grass until I was in darkness."

[Authentic pronunciation] faint; cannot be pronounced as "hún".

[Distinguish form] Faint; cannot write "hun".

[Similar meaning] The sky is dark and the earth is dark, and the mind is unclear

[Antonym] Clear and clear

[Usage] It often has a derogatory meaning. Describing the sky as dark and unclear. It also describes a person's feeling of being groggy and confused; generally used as a predicate, attributive, and adverbial. Delirious. It also describes life as absurd, loss of control in behavior, and misbehavior. It can also describe the darkness and chaos of society. Generally used as predicate, attributive, and adverbial.

[Structure] Union.

[Analysis] ~ and "the sky is dark and the earth is dark"; both describe the dark sky. The difference is: ~ can also be used as a metaphor for confused thinking; "the sky is dark and the earth is dark" cannot.

[Example] In old China where warlords fought, how much suffering the people suffered!