雾霾蓝

霧霾藍

wùmáilán

noun

Meanings

1 smog blue
2 hazy blue (muted grayish blue)
3 misty blue

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

今年流行雾霾蓝和莫兰迪色系。

Jīnnián liúxíng wùmáilán hé Mòlándí sèxì.

Smog blue and Morandi tones are trending this year.

HSK 7-9

这件雾霾蓝的衬衫特别显气质。

Zhè jiàn wùmáilán de chènshān tèbié xiǎn qìzhì.

This smog-blue shirt looks especially classy.

HSK 7-9

墙面刷成雾霾蓝，看起来很温柔。

Qiángmiàn shuā chéng wùmáilán, kànqǐlái hěn wēnróu.

Painted smog blue, the walls look very soft.

Tips

culture

A fashion-world coinage from around 2015 for a muted, dusty blue-gray. The name half-jokingly references Beijing smog haze. It often travels alongside 莫兰迪色 (Morandi palette), another muted-tone buzzword.

Stroke Order

雾 wù

霾 mái

蓝 lán