Definition
朦 (méng) is a bound morpheme that only appears in the compound 朦胧 (ménglóng), meaning 'dim, hazy, blurry, indistinct' — describing light, scenery, or ambiguous situations. It cannot stand alone as a word. The character contributes the 'hazy' component to the compound.
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(bound morpheme) used in 朦胧 (ménglóng) meaning dimhazyblurry
Examples
- ，。Yuèguāng xià, jǐngsè fēicháng méng lóng.Under the moonlight, the scenery was very hazy.
- ，。Tā zuì de liǎng yǎn méng lóng, kàn bù qīng lù le.He was so drunk his eyes were blurry and he couldn't see the road clearly.
- ，。Zhè shǒu shī xiě de méng lóng hánxù, hěn yǒu yìjìng.This poem is written in a hazy and implicit style, full of artistic conception.
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