乌烟瘴气 wū yān zhàng qì

DEFINITIONS

  1. billowing smoke (idiom)
  2. foul atmosphere
  3. (fig.) murky atmosphere
  4. in a turmoil

CHARACTERS

乌 wū
HSK 6
crow, rook, raven; black, dark
烟 yān
HSK 4
smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes
瘴 zhàng malaria pestilential vapors
气 qì
HSK 1
steam, vapor; KangXi radical 84