戴眼镜喝热茶，越喝越朦胧戴眼鏡喝熱茶，越喝越朦朧戴眼鏡喝熱茶，越喝越朦朧

wearing glasses while drinking hot tea: the more you drink, the foggier it gets

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Said when a matter grows more confusing the more it is looked into or discussed. Mildly humorous.
Wordplay: The steam fogs the lenses (朦胧 ménglóng, hazy), and the same word describes a situation becoming unclear.

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Simplified: 戴眼镜喝热茶，越喝越朦胧
Traditional (Taiwan): 戴眼鏡喝熱茶，越喝越朦朧
Pinyin: dài yǎnjìng hē rèchá, yuè hē yuè ménglóng
Bopomofo: ㄉㄞˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄜㄖㄜˋ ㄔㄚˊ，ㄩㄝˋ ㄏㄜㄩㄝˋ ㄇㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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