mò

眜

Character · Adjective · Verb

dim-sighted; disregard; brave

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

3 senses · 4 examples
1.

adjective

dim-sighted; having poor eyesight

literary

An archaic term describing poor or unclear vision. It's literary and rarely used in modern spoken Chinese.

Nián年
lǎo老
mù目
mò眜
 ，
nán难
yǐ以
shì视
wù物
 。

With old age and dim eyesight, it's hard to see objects.

2.

adjective

squinting; looking askance

archaic

Describes looking sideways or with a squint, not meeting a gaze directly. This is a very classical usage.

Qí其
shì视
yě也
mò眜
 ，
sì似
yǒu有
tā他
yì意
 。

He looked askance, as if he had other intentions.

3.

verb

to disregard; to ignore; to brave

literary

Used in classical texts to mean deliberately ignoring danger or adverse conditions in order to proceed. Often seen in the compound 眜险.

Mò眜
xiǎn险
sōu搜
qí奇
 ，
yǐ以
qiú求
yī一
jiàn见
 。

Braving danger to search for wonders, hoping to see one.

Jiāng将
jūn军
mò眜
sǐ死
ér而
zhàn战
 ，
zhōng终
huò获
shèng胜
lì利
 。

The general disregarded death and fought, ultimately achieving victory.