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困惑

Mandarin · pinyin kùn huò

bewildered
perplexed
confused
difficult problem
perplexity

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困: kùn · to surround, besiege; to be surrounded; difficult; hexagram ䷮
惑: huò · confuse, mislead, baffle; doubt

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4–4 · kun4 huo4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

kwan3 waak6

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adj

confused; perplexed; bewildered; puzzled

noun

perplexing problem
perplexity

verb

to make confused; to confuse; to perplex; to bewilder; to puzzle

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