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模稜兩可

简 模棱两可 · 繁 模稜兩可
Mandarin · pinyin mó léng liǎng kě

Meanings

  1. equivocal
  2. ambiguous
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Characters in this entry

模
mó · model, standard, pattern; copy
稜
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兩
liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
可
kě · may, can, -able; possibly
棱
léng · squared timber; angle, edge
两
liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
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Mandarin tones

2–2–3–3 · mo2 leng2 liang3 ke3

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mou4 ling4 loeng5 ho2

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) ambiguous; equivocal

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