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若明若暗 — “To be dimly lit and dimly seen”

若明若暗 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be dimly lit and dimly seen”. To have a vague or unclear understanding of a situation or problem; to be half-understood or half-hidden. Literally, “as if bright, as if dim”.

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若明若暗 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 若ruò
  • 明míng
  • 若ruò
  • 暗àn

若明若暗 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
若
ruò9if, like, or you
明
míng8bright, clear, understand
若
ruò9if, like, or you
暗
àn13dark, hidden, ignorant

Example Sentence with 若明若暗

面对如此复杂的问题,大家的感觉都是若明若暗,一时难以找到解决的头绪。
Facing such a complex problem, everyone's feeling was one of vague understanding, making it difficult to find a clue to a solution immediately.

Idioms Related to 若明若暗

Synonyms of 若明若暗

  • ruò若yǒu有ruò若wú无vague and indistinct

Antonyms of 若明若暗

  • yī一mù目liǎo了rán然clear at a glance
  • shuǐ水luò落shí石chū出The truth will eventually come to light

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

Questions about 若明若暗

What does 若明若暗 mean?
若明若暗 (ruò míng ruò àn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be dimly lit and dimly seen”.
How do you pronounce 若明若暗?
若明若暗 is pronounced ruò míng ruò àn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 若明若暗 literally mean?
Literally, 若明若暗 means “as if bright, as if dim”. It is used to mean “to be dimly lit and dimly seen”.
What is the Chinese definition of 若明若暗?
好象明亮,又好象昏暗。比喻对情况的了解或对问题的认识不清楚。
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