mire; bog; difficult situation
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
mud; bog; mire
Literally refers to deep, soft, muddy ground.
Yǔ雨
hòu后
de的
xiǎo小
lù路
biàn变
chéng成
le了
yī一
piàn片
ní泥
nào淖
，
nán难
yǐ以
xíng行
zǒu走
。
After the rain, the path turned into a mire, making it difficult to walk.
Chē车
lún轮
shēn深
shēn深
xiàn陷
rù入
le了
ní泥
nào淖
zhī之
zhōng中
。
The wheel sank deep into the bog.
noun
difficult situation; predicament; quagmire
literaryA metaphorical usage, often describes a complex, sticky, or worsening situation.
Gōng公
sī司
xiàn陷
rù入
le了
cái财
wù务
ní泥
nào淖
，
nán难
yǐ以
zì自
bá拔
。
The company fell into a financial quagmire and couldn't extricate itself.
Zhè这
chǎng场
zhàn战
zhēng争
jiāng将
guó国
jiā家
tuō拖
rù入
le了
wú无
jìn尽
de的
ní泥
nào淖
。
This war dragged the country into an endless mire.
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Tā他
shì试
tú图
cóng从
gǎn感
qíng情
de的
ní泥
nào淖
zhōng中
zǒu走
chū出
lái来
。
He tried to walk out of the mire of his emotions.