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烏塗

简乌涂 · 繁烏塗

Mandarin · pinyin wū tu

unclear
not straightforward
(of drinking water) lukewarm
tepid

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乌: wū · crow, rook, raven; black, dark
涂: tú · surname; name of certain rivers

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1–5 · wu1 tu5

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adj · Etymology 1

(Mandarin, colloquial) lukewarm
(Mandarin, colloquial) unclear; not straightforward; indecisive

noun · Etymology 2

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) black dirt
(Singapore Hokkien) opium

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