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糊裡糊塗

简 糊里糊涂 · 繁 糊裡糊塗
Mandarin · pinyin hú li hú tú

Meanings

  1. confused
  2. vague
  3. indistinct
  4. muddle-headed
  5. mixed up
  6. in a daze
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Characters in this entry

糊
hú · paste, stick on with paste
裡
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塗
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里
lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
涂
tú · surname; name of certain rivers
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2–5–2–2 · hu2 li5 hu2 tu2

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wu4 leoi5 wu4 tou4

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adj

  1. synonym of 糊塗 /糊涂

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