昏头昏脑 hūn tóu hūn nǎo dizzy

Explanation

形容头脑发昏，晕头转向，不知所措。常用来形容人因疲劳、惊吓、或其他原因而导致思维混乱、反应迟钝的状态。

Describes a state of mental confusion, dizziness, and disorientation. Often used to describe a person whose thinking is disordered and whose reactions are slow due to fatigue, fright, or other causes.

Origin Story

话说唐三藏师徒四人西天取经，一路斩妖除魔，经历了九九八十一难。一日，他们来到一座深山老林，八戒因贪吃误食了山上的毒果，顿时感到头晕目眩，昏头昏脑，全身无力。悟空见状，急忙为他施法解毒，并嘱咐他以后不可贪嘴乱吃。八戒虚弱地点了点头，从此以后，他再也不敢轻易尝试不认识的食物了，也更加珍惜来之不易的取经之路。

huà shuō táng sān zàng shī tú sì rén xī tiān qǔ jīng, yī lù zhǎn yāo chú mó, jīng lì le jiǔ jiǔ bā shí yī nán. yī rì, tāmen lái dào yī zuò shēn shān lǎo lín, bā jiè yīn tānshí wù shí le shān shàng de dú guǒ, dūn shí gǎn dào tóu yūn mù xuàn, hūn tóu hūn nǎo, quán shēn wú lì. wū kōng jiàn zhàng, jí máng wèi tā shī fǎ jiě dú, bìng zhǔfù tā yǐ hòu bù kě tānzui luàn chī. bā jiè xū ruò de diǎn le diǎn tóu, cóng cǐ yǐ hòu, tā zài yě gǎn bù qīngyì chángshì bù rènshi de shíwù le, yě gèng jiā zhēnxī lái zhī bù yì de qǔ jīng zhī lù.

It is said that the four pilgrims Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing, and Tang Sanzang had to defeat many demons on their way west to enlightenment. One day, they came to a deep mountain forest where Zhu Bajie accidentally ate a poisonous fruit. He felt dizzy and disoriented, powerless. Sun Wukong realized the condition and gave him an antidote. Afterward, Zhu Bajie did not dare to eat unknown food.

Usage

该词语主要用于描写人精神状态，形容因疲倦、惊吓或其他原因导致头脑不清醒，思维混乱，反应迟钝。

gāi cíyǔ zhǔyào yòng yú miáoxiě rén jīngshen zhuàngtài, xíngróng yīn píjuàn, jīngxià huò qítā yuányīn dǎozhì tóunǎo bù qīngxǐng, sīwéi hùnluàn, fǎnyìng chídùn.

The word is mainly used to describe a person's mental state, describing a state of unclear mind, confused thinking, and slow reaction due to fatigue, fright, or other reasons.

Examples

• 他被这突如其来的变故弄得昏头昏脑，不知所措。

  tā bèi zhè tū rú ér lái de biàngù nòng de hūn tóu hūn nǎo, bù zhī suǒ cuò

  He was so stunned by the sudden incident that he didn't know what to do.

• 连续加班几天，我感觉昏头昏脑，效率很低。

  liánxù jiābān jǐ tiān, wǒ gǎnjué hūn tóu hūn nǎo, xiàolǜ hěn dī

  After working overtime for several days, I feel dizzy and inefficient.

Related Idioms

• 头晕脑胀

• 晕头转向

Opposite Idioms

• 头脑清醒

• 神志清晰