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视丹如绿 — “See red as green”

视丹如绿 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be so overwhelmed by worry or grief that one's vision becomes blurred and distorted, seeing colors incorrectly; to have one's perception impaired by excessive sorrow”. Literally, “See red as green”.

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视丹如绿 Pronunciation and Pinyin

视丹如绿 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
视
shì8to look, to see, to view
丹
dān4red, medicine, sincerity
如
rú6like, as, if
绿
lǜ11green color

Example Sentence with 视丹如绿

他因为连日劳心过度,终日茶饭不思,已然到了视丹如绿的地步。
He had been so worried and sleepless for days, losing his appetite, that his vision had become blurred.

Idioms Related to 视丹如绿

More idioms starting with 视

  • shì视xià下rú如shāng伤treat subordinates with great care
  • shì视wéi为ér儿xì戏treat as child's play
  • shì视wéi为kòu寇chóu仇regard as a bitter enemy
  • shì视wéi为kòu寇chóu雠regard as an arch-enemy
  • shì视wéi为wèi畏tú途regard as a daunting task
  • shì视wéi为zhī知jǐ己regard as a close friend
  • shì视wéi为děng等xián闲regard as trivial
  • shì视zhī之bù不jiàn见,,tīng听zhī之bù不wén闻look but not see, listen but not hear
  • shì视rén人rú如shāng伤treat people with profound compassion
  • shì视rén人rú如zi子treat people with parental affection
  • shì视rén人yóu犹jiè芥regard others as insignificant trifles
  • shì视tóng同yī一lǜ律treat all alike with uniform standard

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What does 视丹如绿 mean?

视丹如绿 (shì dān rú lǜ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be so overwhelmed by worry or grief that one's vision becomes blurred and distorted, seeing colors incorrectly; to have one's perception impaired by excessive sorrow”.

How do you pronounce 视丹如绿?

视丹如绿 is pronounced shì dān rú lǜ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 视丹如绿 literally mean?

Literally, 视丹如绿 means “See red as green”. It is used to mean “to be so overwhelmed by worry or grief that one's vision becomes blurred and distorted, seeing colors incorrectly; to have one's perception impaired by excessive sorrow”.

What is the Chinese definition of 视丹如绿?

丹:红。把红的看成绿的。形容因过分忧愁而目视昏花。

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