How to say "光看影子 也看不出个名堂" (guāng kàn yǐng zi yě kàn bù chū gè míng táng) in Chinese dialogue

guāng光kàn看yǐng影zi子 yě也kàn看bù不chū出gè个míng名táng堂

From a mere shadow, I couldn't make much out.

Idioms & Colloquial Expressions
INTERACTIVE SCRIPT TIMELINE
LINE 0156:17
zhèng hǎo zài wǒ zhè ge wèi zhì tā chuān zhe gè dà dǒu péng dài gè dà dōu mào正好 在我这个位置 他穿着个大斗篷 戴个大兜帽

“was right about here. He wore a big cloak with its large hood pulled up.”

LINE 0256:22
PLAYING SCENE
guāng kàn yǐng zi yě kàn bù chū gè míng táng光看影子 也看不出个名堂

“From a mere shadow, I couldn't make much out.”

LINE 0356:25
- nà wǎn diǎn dēng le ma ? - méi yǒu nà rén jǐ shí lái de ?- 那晚点灯了吗? - 没有 那人几时来的?

“- Were the lamps lit that night? - No. When did he come?”

Show Information
Source MediaTV Series
Season & EpisodeS1 E1
Timestamp56:22
TMDB ID278127 →