muddy pit; quagmire; difficult situation
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
muddy pit; bog; mire
neutralLiteral meaning referring to a physical pit of mud.
Yǔ雨
hòu后
，
xiǎo小
lù路
shàng上
xíng形
chéng成
le了
yī一
gè个
ní泥
tán潭
。
After the rain, a muddy pit formed on the path.
Nà那
tóu头
niú牛
xiàn陷
rù入
le了
ní泥
tán潭
，
dòng动
tan弹
bù不
dé得
。
The ox was stuck in the mire and couldn't move.
noun
quagmire; difficult or inescapable situation
neutralMetaphorical usage, often describing complex, worsening situations from which it's hard to extricate oneself.
Qīn侵
lüè略
zhě者
xiàn陷
rù入
le了
zhàn战
zhēng争
de的
ní泥
tán潭
。
The aggressors became mired in the quagmire of war.
Gōng公
sī司
de的
xiàng项
mù目
xiàn陷
rù入
le了
cái财
wù务
ní泥
tán潭
。
The company's project is bogged down in a financial quagmire.
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Zhè这
chǎng场
zhèng政
zhì治
chǒu丑
wén闻
ràng让
tā他
yuè越
xiàn陷
yuè越
shēn深
，
wú无
fǎ法
bǎi摆
tuō脱
zhè这
gè个
ní泥
tán潭
。
The political scandal pulled him in deeper; he couldn't escape this quagmire.