灰色地帶

gray area

ash / dust / lime / gray / discouraged; dejected

gray / ash gray / grizzly / pessimistic / gloomy / dispirited / ambiguous

color / CL:種|种[zhong3] / look / appearance / sex

(coll.) color / used in 色子[shai3 zi5]

-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[pian4]

zone / CL:個|个[ge4]

band / belt / girdle / ribbon / tire / area / zone / region / CL:條|条[tiao2] / to wear / to carry / to take along / to bear (i.e. to have) / to lead / to bring / to look after / to raise