模模糊糊 Mó Mó Hū Hū vaguely

Explanation

指事物或景象不清楚，不分明。也指思想不清晰，印象不深刻。

Refers to something unclear, indistinct, or fuzzy. Can also refer to unclear thoughts or faint memories.

Origin Story

夕阳西下，浓雾弥漫，小路上，一个身影模模糊糊地走来。那是从镇上赶集回来的阿婆，手里提着沉甸甸的菜篮子，篮子里的东西模模糊糊地隐约可见。阿婆年纪大了，眼睛也花了，她看不清路，只能一步一步摸索着前行。路边的野花，模模糊糊地映入她的眼帘，仿佛是童年的回忆。那一年，她在田埂上采摘野花，那时一切都那么清晰，如今却只能模模糊糊地记起。阿婆叹了口气，加快了脚步，她盼着早点回到家中，与家人团聚，让这模模糊糊的暮色，早点消散在温暖的灯光里。

xī yáng xī xià, nóng wù mí màn, xiǎo lù shàng, yīgè shēn yǐng mó mó hū hū de zǒu lái. nà shì cóng zhèn shàng gǎn jí huí lái de ā pó, shǒu lǐ tí zhe chén diàn diàn de cài lán zi, lán zi lǐ de dōng xi mó mó hū hū de yǐn yuē kě jiàn. ā pó nián jì dà le, yǎn jing yě huā le, tā kàn bu qīng lù, zhǐ néng yī bù yī bù mō suo zhe qián xíng. lù biān de yě huā, mó mó hū hū de yìng rù tā de yǎn lián, fǎng fú shì tóng nián de huí yì. nà yī nián, tā zài tián gěng shàng cǎi zāi yě huā, nà shí yī qiē dōu nà me qīng xī, rújīn què zhǐ néng mó mó hū hū de jì qǐ. ā pó tàn le kǒng qì, jiā kuài le jiǎo bù, tā pàn zhe zǎo diǎn huí dào jiā zhōng, yǔ jiā rén tuán jù, ràng zhè mó mó hū hū de mù sè, zǎo diǎn xiāo sàn zài wēn nuǎn de dēng guāng lǐ.

As the sun set, a thick fog rolled in. On the path, a figure walked, blurry and indistinct. It was Grandma, returning from the market, her heavy basket of vegetables in hand. The contents of the basket were vaguely visible. Grandma was old, her eyes were weak, she could barely see the road, only groping her way forward, step by step. The wildflowers by the roadside blurred into her vision, like memories from her childhood. That year, she picked wildflowers on the field path. Back then everything was so clear, now she could only vaguely recall it. Grandma sighed and quickened her pace. She hoped to return home to her family soon, to dispel this blurry twilight in the warm light.

Usage

用作谓语、定语、状语；形容不清晰；也指思想不清晰。

yòng zuò wèi yǔ, dìng yǔ, zhuàng yǔ; xíng róng bù qīng xī; yě zhǐ sī xiǎng bù qīng xī

Used as predicate, attributive, and adverbial; describes something unclear; also refers to unclear thoughts.

Examples

  • 我模模糊糊地记得这件事发生在夏天。

    wǒ mó mó hū hū de jì de zhè jiàn shì qing fā shēng zài xià tiān

    I vaguely remember this happening in the summer.

  • 照片模模糊糊的，看不清人脸。

    zhàopiàn mó mó hū hū de, kàn bu qīng rén liǎn

    The photo is blurry; I can't see the faces clearly.

Related Idioms

  • 朦朦胧胧

  • 隐隐约约

Opposite Idioms

  • 清清楚楚

  • 明明白白