📖 Meaning
A state of dizziness and blurred vision, where one's eyes cannot focus and the head feels light or spinning. It describes the physical sensation of disorientation, often caused by fatigue, illness, or overwhelming stimuli.
📜 Origin Story
The exact origin of this idiom is not documented in a specific classical text. It is a variant of the more common form '目眩头昏', both of which appear in vernacular Chinese literature describing physical discomfort. The idiom combines two common symptoms — visual disturbance (目眩) and vertigo (头晕) — into a four-character set phrase, likely emerging from medical or descriptive writing in the Ming or Qing dynasty.
💡 Example Usage
他在烈日下站了许久，早已目眩头晕。
Having stood under the scorching sun for a long time, he was already dizzy and seeing spots.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 目眩头晕
- Pinyin: mù xuàn tóu yūn
- Literal Translation: eyes, dazzled, head, dizzy
- Category: Condition
- Characters: 4