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如墮煙霧

简如堕烟雾 · 繁如墮煙霧

Mandarin · pinyin rú duò yān wù

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
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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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