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糊里糊塗

简糊里糊涂 · 繁糊里糊塗

Mandarin · pinyin hú li hú tú

variant of 糊裡糊塗 hú li hú tú

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糊: hú · paste, stick on with paste
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
塗: Look up this written character
涂: tú · surname; name of certain rivers

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2–5–2–2 · hu2 li5 hu2 tu2

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wu4 lei1 wu4 tou4

Cantonese word readings for 糊里糊塗. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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