mịt mù

Thân thiện

Sương mù mịt mù bao phủ cả khu rừng.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Dim and distant; obscured and far away: Describes something that is both visually indistinct (due to fog, haze, distance, etc.) and located far off, making it hard or impossible to see clearly.
   • Vast and indistinct; shrouded in obscurity: Describes a scene, landscape, or vista that appears boundless and unclear, often evoking a sense of mystery or immense scale.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Phía chân trời mịt mù sương khói. (The horizon was dim and distant with smoke and mist.)
  • Nhìn về quá khứ mịt mù. (Looking back at a distant and obscure past.)
  • Biển cả mênh mông, trời nước mịt mù. (The ocean is vast, the sky and water merging into a vast and indistinct expanse.)

Advanced Usage

• Used figuratively to describe abstract concepts: Often applied to time, memory, or future prospects to indicate they are unclear, uncertain, or lost in obscurity.
  • Tương lai mịt mù. (A future that is dim and uncertain.)
  • Những ký ức đã trở nên mịt mù. (The memories have become dim and distant.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mù mịt (adj): A variant with similar meaning, emphasizing a thick, obscuring quality. Often used interchangeably with "mịt mù".
  • Trời sương mù mịt. (The sky is thick with fog.)
• Mờ mịt (adj): Focuses more on being faint, blurry, or gloomy, often regarding prospects or visibility.
  • Triển vọng mờ mịt. (Gloomy prospects.)

Synonyms

• Mơ hồ: Vague, indistinct (more general, not necessarily implying physical distance).
• Xa xăm: Faraway, remote (emphasizes distance, not necessarily obscurity).
• Lờ mờ: Hazy, faint, dim.

Idioms and Set Phrases

• Mịt mù khói tỏa: Describes a scene densely shrouded in spreading smoke or mist, emphasizing the obscuring effect.
  • Chiến trường mịt mù khói tỏa. (The battlefield was dim and distant, shrouded in billowing smoke.)
• Trời đất mịt mù: Describes a scene where heaven and earth seem to merge into one obscure, boundless mass.
  • Trong cơn bão, trời đất mịt mù. (During the storm, the heavens and earth were a vast, indistinct blur.)

Học thuật

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