乱花渐欲迷人眼

亂花漸欲迷人眼

luàn huā jiàn yù mí rén yǎn

quotation

Meanings

1 riotous blossoms gradually dazzle the eye — a dazzling variety that overwhelms
2 literally: the profuse flowers are about to bewilder one's eyes

Characters

chaotic / profuse

bewilder / confuse

Examples

网上的理财产品太多了，乱花渐欲迷人眼。

Wǎngshàng de lǐcái chǎnpǐn tài duō le, luànhuājiànyùmírényǎn.

There are so many investment products online — the profusion is dizzying.

各种AI工具层出不穷，乱花渐欲迷人眼，反而不知选哪个。

Gèzhǒng AI gōngjù céngchūbùqióng, luànhuājiànyùmírényǎn, fǎn'ér bùzhī xuǎn nǎge.

AI tools keep appearing endlessly — the profusion is so dazzling you can't decide which to pick.

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history

From Bai Juyi's (白居易) Tang poem 《钱塘湖春行》 (Spring Walk at Qiantang Lake). The couplet reads: 乱花渐欲迷人眼，浅草才能没马蹄 — 'Riotous flowers are about to dazzle the eye; shallow grass has just begun to cover the horse's hooves.' Originally a joyful spring scene of West Lake; now used for anything overwhelming through sheer variety.

usage

Modern usage tends to be mildly negative — information overload, too many choices, a market saturated with options. The original upbeat tone is largely lost.

Stroke Order

乱 luàn

花 huā

渐 jiàn

欲 yù

迷 mí

人 rén

眼 yǎn