摸黑
mo2 hak1mo2 haak1mō hēi
English
- to grope about in the dark
- to move around in the dark
粵語 — Cantonese
- 響黑暗嘅環境之中,用雙手摸索周圍物件前行
Examples
她摸黑摸不到燈的開關。
She groped for the light switch in the dark.
Tatoeba · Glossika CC BY
孩子們不喜歡摸黑外出。
Children don't like to go out in the dark.
Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY
頭先停咗電啊,搞到我要摸黑落樓。
Just then there was a power cut and I had to grope my way downstairs in the dark.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk