烏煙瘴氣
simp乌烟瘴气also written烏菸瘴氣wu1 jin1 zoeng3 hei3wu1yan1zhang4qi4wū yān zhàng qì
English
- (idiom) full of smoke and noxious fumes; (fig.) toxic atmosphere; chaotic environment
- (saying) Chaotic and messy (because of dirty and with stingy smoke)
- to describe an environment which is foul, messy and unpleasant; literally: dark smoke and filthy air
粵語 — Cantonese
- 形容環境污糟、混亂
Examples
啲人喺度食煙,攪到呢度烏煙瘴氣。
People smoked and created a foul atmosphere here.
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk