wǔ​lǐ​wù

thick fog

  • created sense approved 五里雾/五里霧 · wǔ​lǐ​wù · thick fog — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    五里雾 / 五里霧

    wǔ​lǐ​wù

    thick fog

    dense fog; originally referring to a magical mist created by [[张楷|張楷|zhang1 kai3]] in the Later Han dynasty

    五 (literal) → 五 · wǔ · five 里 (literal) → 里 · lǐ · li 雾 (literal) → 雾/霧 · wù · fog

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 五里雾/五里霧 · wǔ​lǐ​wù · bewilderment — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    五里雾 / 五里霧

    wǔ​lǐ​wù

    bewilderment

    confusing or blurred situation where the truth is difficult to discern

    五 (literal) → 五 · wǔ · five 里 (literal) → 里 · lǐ · li 雾 (literal) → 雾/霧 · wù · fog

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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