Under the setting sun, the whole city looked dim and lifeless.
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Two famous fixed phrases: 黯然神伤 (ànrán shénshāng) — heart-stricken, deeply saddened; and 黯然失色 (ànrán shīsè) — to be eclipsed / pale by comparison. The 黑 (black) radical in 黯 reinforces the 'dark, dimmed' feeling — both visual and emotional.
