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若明若昧 — “To have an unclear or vague understanding of a situation”

若明若昧 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have an unclear or vague understanding of a situation”. To be equivocal or uncertain. Literally, “as if clear, as if obscure”.

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若明若昧 Pronunciation and Pinyin

若明若昧 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
若
ruò9if, like, or you
明
míng8bright, clear, understand
若
ruò9if, like, or you
昧
mèi9dim, obscure, ignorant

Example Sentence with 若明若昧

他对这个复杂项目的进展情况总是若明若昧,让人很难把握。
His understanding of the complex project's progress was always equivocal, making it difficult for others to grasp.

Idioms Related to 若明若昧

Synonyms of 若明若昧

  • ruò若míng明ruò若àn暗dimly lit or understood

Antonyms of 若明若昧

  • yī一mù目liǎo了rán然clear at a glance

More idioms starting with 若

  • ruò若bù不shèng胜yī衣extremely frail, as if unable to bear clothes
  • ruò若sàng丧kǎo考bǐ妣as grief-stricken as if one's parents had died
  • ruò若chū出yī一guǐ轨as if from the same mold
  • ruò若chū出yī一zhé辙exactly alike
  • ruò若jí即ruò若lí离subtly distant
  • ruò若luǎn卵tóu投shí石attempt the impossible
  • ruò若hé合fú符jié节to match perfectly
  • ruò若cún存ruò若wáng亡vague and elusive
  • ruò若bēng崩jué厥jiǎo角Extremely uneasy, anxious, and fearful
  • ruò若áo敖zhī之guǐ鬼ghosts without descendants to worship them
  • ruò若áo敖guǐ鬼něi馁lineage extinct, no one to worship ancestors
  • ruò若wú无qí其shì事as if nothing had happened

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Questions about 若明若昧

What does 若明若昧 mean?

若明若昧 (ruò míng ruò mèi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have an unclear or vague understanding of a situation”.

How do you pronounce 若明若昧?

若明若昧 is pronounced ruò míng ruò mèi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 若明若昧 literally mean?

Literally, 若明若昧 means “as if clear, as if obscure”. It is used to mean “to have an unclear or vague understanding of a situation”.

What is the Chinese definition of 若明若昧?

比喻对情况的了解或对问题的认识不清楚。同“若明若暗”。

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