📖 Meaning
This idiom describes a scene shrouded in clouds and mist, making objects dim and difficult to see clearly. It conveys a hazy, blurred atmosphere where visibility is reduced. Often used to depict mountainous or riverside landscapes enveloped in fog.
📜 Origin Story
The phrase comes from Liu Baiyu's essay 'Three Days on the Yangtze River' (《长江三日》), written by the modern Chinese writer Liu Baiyu. In the essay, he describes two great rivers suddenly meeting and embracing, stirring up mist and surging waves, with distant mountains unfolding like a pale ink-wash painting where water meets sky. The vivid imagery captures the misty, hazy beauty of the Yangtze River landscape.
💡 Example Usage
清晨的山间云雾迷蒙，几步之外便看不清人影。
In the mountains at dawn, clouds and mist shrouded everything so thickly that one could not see a person just a few steps away.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 云雾迷蒙
- Pinyin: yún wù mí méng
- Literal Translation: cloud, mist, obscure, dim
- Category: Clarity
- Characters: 4