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胡塗

简胡涂 · 繁胡塗

Mandarin · pinyin hú tu

variant of 糊塗 hú tu

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胡: hú · recklessly, foolishly; wildly
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涂: tú · surname; name of certain rivers

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2–5 · hu2 tu5

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