záo​hún​dùn

to carve openings into chaos

Senses

凿浑沌/ 鑿渾沌 záo​hún​dùn to carve openings into chaos

to open orifices in a primordial state of nature, typically referring to the Zhuangzi parable where the death of the personification of chaos occurs after sensory organs are carved into him

References

synonym 凿窍/鑿竅 凿浑沌/鑿渾沌