伸手不见五指 shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. pitch-dark (idiom)

CHARACTERS

伸 shēn extend, stretch out, open up; trust
手 shǒu hand
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
见 jiàn see, observe, behold; perceive
五 wǔ five; surname
指 zhǐ finger, toe; point, indicate