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模稜兩可

简模棱两可 · 繁模稜兩可

Mandarin · pinyin mó léng liǎng kě

equivocal
ambiguous

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模: mó · model, standard, pattern; copy
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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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(idiomatic) ambiguous; equivocal

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