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含糊其詞

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Mandarin · pinyin hán hú qí cí

to equivocate
to talk evasively (idiom)

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含: hán · hold in mouth; cherish; contain
糊: hú · paste, stick on with paste
其: qí · his, her, its, their; that
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词: cí · words; phrase, expression

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2–2–2–2 · han2 hu2 qi2 ci2

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