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凿浑沌
záo​hún​dùn

to carve openings into chaos

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
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

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  • 凿窍 záo​qiào
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