粵

混wan6沌deon6

wan6 deon6wan6 dan6hùn dùn

English

  1. primal chaos (original state of the universe in Chinese mythology)
  2. confused (Cantonese)
  3. (of a situation) confused; chaotic
  4. (of a person) muddle-headed; simple-minded
  5. chaos

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 雜亂、冇秩序嘅狀態

Examples

  • 世界处于混沌之中。

    The world is in chaos.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 世界上任何人的独自活动,都是清醒而目标明确的,然而一旦被生活的洪流聚在一起,就变得混沌不清了。

    All individuals in the world act with clear goals and distinct intentions. But once these actions are brought together by the great torrents of life, clarity recedes and chaos ensues.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

  • 混沌初開

    the dawn of civilization

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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