It's dark
Dark, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h ē IQ ī y ī Tu á n, meaning very dark, no light, or know nothing about people or things. From Ba Jin's on autumn.
Idiom usage
But society, like family, is still full of rotten smell and dark.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: pitch black
The origin of Idioms
Ba Jin's talk about autumn: "but as a reader, I can't stand the endless black endings."
Idiom explanation
Refers to the ink ball. It's very dark. There's no light. Or know nothing about people or things.
It's dark
pay even for a horse 's drink of water -- extreme honesty - yìn mǎ tóu qián