长夜难明 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. many nights under a harsh moon
• long years of oppression

Character by character

• 长chánglong, lasting; to excel in
• 夜yènight, dark; under cover of night
• 难nánhard, difficult, arduous; unable
• 明míngbright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed

Idioms sharing a character

• 一技之长 yī jì zhī cháng
• 一长一短 yī cháng yī duǎn
• 来日方长 lái rì fāng cháng
• 各显所长 gè xiǎn suǒ cháng
• 土生土长 tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng
• 大排长龙 dà pái cháng lóng
• 天长地久 tiān cháng dì jiǔ
• 天长日久 tiān cháng rì jiǔ
• 好景不长 hǎo jǐng bù cháng
• 寓意深长 yù yì shēn cháng

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