如墮煙霧

简 如堕烟雾 · 繁 如墮煙霧
Mandarin · pinyin rú duò yān wù

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  1. as if degenerating into smoke (idiom); ignorant and unable to see where things are heading
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如
rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
墮
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煙
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霧
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堕
duò · fall, sink, let fall; degenerate
烟
yān · smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes
雾
wù · fog, mist, vapor, fine spray
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2–4–1–4 · ru2 duo4 yan1 wu4

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如墮煙霧 · ru2 duo4 yan1 wu4
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Exact source record如墮煙霧 如堕烟雾 [ru2 duo4 yan1 wu4] /as if degenerating into smoke (idiom); ignorant and unable to see where things are heading/