凿浑沌
záo​hún​dùn

to carve openings into chaos

  • created sense approved 凿浑沌/鑿渾沌 · záo​hún​dùn · to carve openings into chaos — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    凿 (literal) → 凿/鑿 · záo · to chisel 浑沌 (literal) → 浑沌/渾沌 · hún​dùn · natural simplicity

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