昊 hào vast and limitless / the vast sky syn 窅 yǎo sunken eyes / deep and hollow / remote and obscure / variant of 杳[yao3] 幽僻 yōu pì secluded / quiet and remote / obscure and faraway syn 窅然 yǎo rán far and deep / remote and obscure / see also 杳然[yao3 ran2] 默默无闻 默默無聞 mò mò wú wén obscure and unknown (idiom) / an outsider without any reputation / a nobody / an unknown quantity syn 混淆视听 混淆視聽 hùn xiáo shì tīng to obscure the facts (idiom) / to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods syn 众口铄金 眾口鑠金 zhòng kǒu shuò jīn lit. public opinion is powerful enough to melt metal (idiom) / fig. public clamor can obscure the actual truth / mass spreading of rumors can confuse right and wrong 窈窈 yǎo yǎo obscure / dusky / far and deep / profound / see also 杳杳[yao3 yao3] 罗生门 羅生門 luó shēng mén Rashomon, Japanese novel and movie / (fig.) situation where conflicting interpretations of the same event obscure the truth / unsolvable case 缤纷 繽紛 bīn fēn vast and various / rich and diverse syn 寂寥 jì liáo (literary) quiet and desolate / lonely / vast and empty syn 浩荡 浩蕩 hào dàng vast and mighty (of river or ocean) / broad and powerful syn 林纾 林紓 lín shū Lin Shu (1852-1924), writer and influential translator and adaptor of vast swathes of Western literature into Classical Chinese 渊海 淵海 yuān hǎi (lit.) abyss and ocean / (fig.) vast and profound syn 无名 無名 wú míng nameless / obscure syn 混淆 hùn xiáo to obscure / to confuse / to mix up / to blur / to mislead syn 天书 天書 tiān shū imperial edict / heavenly book (superstition) / obscure or illegible writing / double dutch 不明不白 bù míng bù bái (idiom) obscure / dubious / shady syn 隐晦 隱晦 yǐn huì vague / ambiguous / veiled / obscure syn 冷僻 lěng pì out-of-the-way / deserted / unfamiliar / obscure syn 瑕不掩瑜 xiá bù yǎn yú lit. a blemish does not obscure jade's luster / the pros outweigh the cons (idiom) syn 奥 奧 ào obscure / mysterious syn 暧 曖 ài (of daylight) dim / obscure / clandestine / dubious 蘁 wù to disobey / contrary / against / to go against / to violate / obscure character, possibly variant of 惡|恶[e4] 喧宾夺主 喧賓奪主 xuān bīn duó zhǔ lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom) / fig. a minor player upstages the main attraction / minor details obscure the main point / the sauce is better than the fish syn 曀 yì obscure / sun hidden by clouds 悜 chěng obscure 偏题 偏題 piān tí to go off-topic / to stray from the topic / obscure question / trick exam question / catch question (CL:道[dao4]) syn 冷字 lěng zì obscure word / unfamiliar character 含含糊糊 hán hán hú hú (of speech) obscure / unclear / (of actions) vague / ineffectual syn 怸 xī obscure variant of 悉[xi1] / Achyranthes bidentata, a root used in Chinese medicine, equivalent to 牛膝[niu2 xi1] 昧没 昧沒 mèi mò veiled / obscure 暗昧 àn mèi obscure / remaining unenlightened syn 混茫 hùn máng dim / obscure 溟溟 míng míng drizzling / gloomy / dim / obscure 溟蒙 míng méng drizzling / gloomy / dim / obscure 盋 bō obscure variant of 缽|钵[bo1] 蹇拙 jiǎn zhuō clumsy (writing) / awkward / obscure 叆 靉 ài misty / cloudy sky / dark / obscure 生冷字 shēng lěng zì obscure or archaic character 爪哇国 爪哇國 zhǎo wā guó ancient state located in present-day Java 爪哇[Zhao3wa1] / (fig.) somewhere remote, inaccessible or obscure 虚掩 虛掩 xū yǎn to partially obscure / (of a door, gate or window) slightly open / ajar / not fully shut / unlocked / (of a jacket or shirt) unbuttoned syn 迷茫 mí máng vast and indistinct / perplexed / bewildered / at a loss syn 苍苍 蒼蒼 cāng cāng ash gray / vast and hazy / flourishing syn 荒漠 huāng mò desert / desolate wilderness / barren wasteland / vast and desolate syn 资治通鉴 資治通鑒 zī zhì tōng jiàn A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光|司马光[Si1 ma3 Guang1] Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls 深广 深廣 shēn guǎng deep and wide / vast / profound (influence etc) syn 浩繁 hào fán vast / voluminous / many and varied / numerous / extensive amount of / exhaustive / heavy (expenditure) / arduous / strenuous / exhausting / draining / burdensome syn 广漠 廣漠 guǎng mò vast and empty syn 渺 miǎo (of an expanse of water) vast / distant and indistinct / tiny or insignificant syn 泓 hóng clear / vast and deep / classifier for a body of clear water syn 旷渺 曠渺 kuàng miǎo remote and vast 洪渊 洪淵 hóng yuān vast and profound 浩博 hào bó vast and plentiful / ample / very many 渊泓 淵泓 yuān hóng vast and profound 溟漭 míng mǎng vast and boundless 万里江山 萬里江山 wàn lǐ jiāng shān lit. ten thousand miles of rivers and mountains / a vast territory (idiom) 开旷 開曠 kāi kuàng open and vast 嵺 liáo (literary) vast and empty 广大 廣大 guǎng dà (of an area) vast or extensive / large-scale / widespread / (of people) numerous syn 大片 dà piàn wide expanse / large area / vast stretch / extending widely / blockbuster movie 广阔 廣闊 guǎng kuò wide / vast syn 绝大多数 絕大多數 jué dà duō shù the vast majority syn 宽广 寬廣 kuān guǎng wide / broad / extensive / vast syn 巨资 巨資 jù zī huge investment / vast sum 辽阔 遼闊 liáo kuò vast / extensive syn 浩瀚 hào hàn vast (of ocean) / boundless syn 长空 長空 cháng kōng (literary) the vast sky / (finance) eventual downturn / poor prospects in the long term syn 繁星 fán xīng many stars / a vast sky full of stars syn 苍茫 蒼茫 cāng máng boundless / vast / hazy (distant horizon) syn 浩然 hào rán vast / expansive / overwhelming syn 汪洋 wāng yáng vast body of water / CL:片[pian4] syn 洋洋 yáng yáng vast / impressive / self-satisfied / immensely pleased with oneself syn 人山人海 rén shān rén hǎi (idiom) multitude / vast crowd syn 浩大 hào dà vast / huge syn 无垠 無垠 wú yín boundless / vast syn 广袤 廣袤 guǎng mào vast syn 宏图 宏圖 hóng tú major undertaking / vast plan / grand prospect syn 白茫茫 bái máng máng (of mist, snow, floodwater etc) a vast expanse of whiteness syn 半壁江山 bàn bì jiāng shān half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands) / vast swathe of territory syn 十有八九 shí yǒu bā jiǔ most likely / mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10) / vast majority syn 恢宏 huī hóng to develop / vast / broad / generous syn 壮阔 壯闊 zhuàng kuò grand / majestic / vast syn 浩浩 hào hào vast / expansive (universe) / torrential (floods) 曾经沧海 曾經滄海 céng jīng cāng hǎi lit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom) / fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life syn 十之八九 shí zhī bā jiǔ most likely / mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10) / vast majority syn 泱泱 yāng yāng grand / magnificent / vast syn 万顷 萬頃 wàn qǐng large landholding / vast space syn 漫无边际 漫無邊際 màn wú biān jì extremely vast / boundless / limitless / digressing / discursive / going off on tangents / straying far off topic syn 浩淼 hào miǎo vast / extending into the distance syn 迷漫 mí màn vast haze / lost in boundless mists syn 浩如烟海 浩如煙海 hào rú yān hǎi vast as the open sea (idiom) / fig. extensive (library) syn 地大物博 dì dà wù bó vast territory with abundant resources (idiom) syn 浩渺 hào miǎo vast / extending into the distance syn 恢恢 huī huī (literary) vast / extensive syn 地广人稀 地廣人稀 dì guǎng rén xī vast, but sparsely populated syn 浩气 浩氣 hào qì vast spirit / nobility of spirit syn 洋 yáng ocean / vast / foreign / silver dollar or coin syn 烟海 煙海 yān hǎi the vast ocean 