渾渾噩噩

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Chinese

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ignorant; simple and honest solemn and honest
trad. (渾渾噩噩) 渾渾 噩噩
simp. (浑浑噩噩) 浑浑 噩噩
alternative forms 混混噩噩

Etymology

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From Fa Yan (Exemplary Sayings) [9 CE]:

渾渾灝灝噩噩 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
浑浑灏灏噩噩 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Yang Xiong, Fa Yan (Exemplary Sayings), 9 CE
Yú Xià zhī shū húnhún ěr, Shāng shū hàohào ěr, Zhōu shū è'è ěr. Xià Zhōu zhě, qí shū qiào hū. [Pinyin]
The chapters on Shun and Xia are deep and potent, while those on Shang are vast in scope. Those pertaining to Zhou do not flatter, while those on the latter part of Zhou are cutting.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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渾渾噩噩

  1. (ideophonic, literary) solemn and dignified; unaffected and decent
  2. (ideophonic) ignorant and muddleheaded; muddling along; living in a state of naïveté and ignorance
    渾渾噩噩過日子浑浑噩噩过日子  ―  húnhún'è'è guò rìzi  ―  to aimlessly idle one's days away

Derived terms

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