pitch-dark
In Chinese, Pinyin is h ū NTI ā n à nd ì, which means that the sky is dark, and it also means that the society is dark and chaotic. From Yu Shi Ming Yan.
The origin of Idioms
Feng Menglong's "Yu Shi Ming Yan" in Ming Dynasty, Vol.13: "Gui Shuai changes into five colors of clouds and mists again, darkening the sky and darkness."
Analysis of Idioms
Near synonym: Darkness
Idiom usage
As a predicate, attributive, adverbial; referring to the weather or the world situation.
pitch-dark
save the country and its people - jiù mín shuǐ huǒ
place open to attack from all directions - sì zhàn zhī dì
It's too late to cover your ears - jié léi bù jí yǎn ěr