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模糊

模糊

See also: 糢糊

Chinese

 
imitate; model; norm; pattern
 
paste; cream; muddled; scorched
trad. (模糊/糢糊) 模/糢 糊
simp. (模糊) 模 糊
alt. forms 模胡
麻糊
蠻糊／蛮糊

Verb

模糊

  1. to blur; to confuse; to mix up
    別模糊這兩個成語之間的差別。 [MSC, trad.]
    别模糊这两个成语之间的差别。 [MSC, simp.]
    Bié móhu zhè liǎng ge chéngyǔ zhījiān de chābié. [Pinyin]
    Don't mix up the differences between these two idioms.

Adjective

模糊

  1. blurry; vague; obscure; fuzzy
    我的電腦屏幕突然變得模糊不清。 [MSC, trad.]
    我的电脑屏幕突然变得模糊不清。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ de diànnǎo píngmù tūrán biàndé móhu bùqīng. [Pinyin]
    My computer screen suddenly went blurry.

Adverb

模糊

  1. vaguely; dimly
    我模模糊糊記得他的樣子。 [MSC, trad.]
    我模模糊糊记得他的样子。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ mómóhuhu jìdé tā de yàngzi. [Pinyin]
    I vaguely remember what he looked like.

References

  • Davidson, Marianne (ed.); Julie Kleeman, Sarah Waldram (2006) Collins Chinese Dictionary (in English/Chinese), 2nd edition edition, Glasgow, New York: Collins, ISBN 978-0-00-722391-6

Etymology

Etymology unclear. A literal derivation is unlikely. First attested in the Tang Dynasty. If not a loanword from an Altaic language, it is likely that this is a disyllabic derivative of the Old Chinese root *m̥aŋ/m̥oŋ/m̥ɯŋ ("unclear, confused"), which had numerous descendants, for example 盲 (máng, “to be blind”), 茫 (máng, “boundless and indistinct”), 蒙 (méng, “darkness”), 夢／梦 (mèng, “dream”), 昏 (hūn, “dim, confused”). Compare 馬虎／马虎 (mǎhu, “careless”), 麻胡 (máhú, “a mythical ferocious character”), 瑪呼／玛呼 (mǎhū, “(to put on) a mask”), 糊塗／糊涂 (hútu, “confused, obfuscated”).

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