雾里看花 looking at flowers in the fog
Explanation
比喻看不清事物真相，模糊不清。
A metaphor for not seeing the truth of things, blurry and unclear.
Origin Story
唐代诗人杜甫晚年漂泊江湖，生活困顿，常常在小船上度日。一次，他在小船上欣赏湖光山色，看到湖岸边盛开的鲜花，由于年老视力衰退，花朵在他眼中变得模糊不清，如同隔着薄雾观看一般。于是，他写下了名句“春水船如天上坐，老年花似雾中看”。这句诗生动地描绘了他年老眼花，看花如同在雾中一样模糊的景象，也表达了他晚年漂泊的无奈与伤感。此后，“雾里看花”便成为人们常用的一种比喻，用来形容看不清事物真相，模糊不清的状态。
In his later years, the Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu drifted about the rivers and lakes, his life was impoverished, and he often spent his days on small boats. Once, while admiring the scenery on a small boat, he saw flowers in full bloom on the lakeshore. Due to his declining eyesight in old age, the flowers became blurry in his eyes, as if viewed through a light mist. Therefore, he wrote the famous line "Spring water boat like sitting in heaven, elderly flowers like looking in the fog." This line vividly portrays the blurry image of the flowers he sees due to his poor eyesight, and also expresses the helplessness and sadness of his wandering life in his old age. After that, "looking at flowers in the fog" has become a commonly used metaphor to describe the state of not seeing the truth of things, blurry and unclear.
Usage
多用于形容对事情观察不够仔细，缺乏清晰的判断力。
Often used to describe the insufficient care in observing things and the lack of clear judgment.
Examples
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远处的山峦被雾气笼罩，宛如雾里看花，看不真切。
yuǎn chù de shānlúan bèi wùqì lóngzhào, wǎn rú wù lǐ kàn huā, kàn bu zhēnqiē.
The distant mountains are shrouded in mist, like looking at flowers in the fog, unclear.
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他对局势的判断，如同雾里看花，缺乏清晰的认识。
tā duì júshì de pànduàn, rútóng wù lǐ kàn huā, quēfá qīngxī de rènshi.
His judgment of the situation is like looking at flowers in the fog, lacking a clear understanding.
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面对复杂的国际形势，我们必须擦亮双眼，避免雾里看花。
miàn duì fùzá de guójì xíngshì, wǒmen bìxū cā liàng shuāngyǎn, bìmiǎn wù lǐ kàn huā
In the face of the complex international situation, we must sharpen our eyes and avoid looking at things through a fog.