yān
zhàng

idiom
common

Meaning of 乌烟瘴气

乌烟瘴气 means describing a chaotic, disorderly, or morally corrupt environment; murky and foul atmosphere. Pronounced wū yān zhàng qì.

  • describing a chaotic, disorderly, or morally corrupt environment; murky and foul atmosphere

Definitions & Examples

Fáng
jiān
yān
zhàng
de
 
kuài
kāi
chuāng
 

The room is filled with smoke and chaos; open the window quickly.

Zhè
háng
bèi
hēi
zhōng
jiè
gǎo
de
yān
zhàng
 

This industry has been turned into a murky mess by unscrupulous agents.

chǎng
yān
zhàng
 
shén
me
rén
dōu
yǒu
 

The casino was a chaotic foul atmosphere with all kinds of people.

guǒ
rèn
yóu
bài
shēng
 
zhěng
guān
chǎng
dōu
huì
biàn
de
yān
zhàng
 

If corruption is allowed to grow unchecked, the entire officialdom will become murky and corrupt.