雾霾蓝

霧霾藍

wùmáilán

noun

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

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.

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.

墙面刷成雾霾蓝，看起来很温柔。

Qiángmiàn shuā chéng wùmáilán, kàn qǐlái 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