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如墮五里霧中

简如堕五里雾中 · 繁如墮五里霧中

Mandarin · pinyin rú duò wǔ lǐ wù zhōng

as if lost in a thick fog (idiom)
in a fog
muddled
completely unfamiliar with sth

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如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
墮: Look up this written character
五: wǔ · five; surname
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
霧: Look up this written character
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
堕: duò · fall, sink, let fall; degenerate
雾: wù · fog, mist, vapor, fine spray

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2–4–3–3–4–1 · ru2 duo4 wu3 li3 wu4 zhong1

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(simile) as if lost in a thick fog; utterly mystified

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