模糊

Mandarin · pinyin mó hu

Meanings

  1. vague; indistinct; fuzzy
  2. to blur; to obscure; to confuse; to mix up
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模
mó · model, standard, pattern; copy
糊
hú · paste, stick on with paste
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2–5 · mo2 hu5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mou4 wu4

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adj

  1. blurry; vague; obscure; fuzzy

verb

  1. to blur; to confuse; to mix up

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