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燈下黑

dēngxiàhēi

ㄉㄥ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄟ

Simplified 灯下黑

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

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