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糊涂虫

hú tu chóngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
blunderer / bungler
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-92aa95f3953c3751. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

糊塗蟲 糊涂虫 [hu2 tu5 chong2] /blunderer/bungler/

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Other forms in these source records: 糊塗蟲

  • 糊
    hú

    to paste / to glue / blurry / unclear / muddled / (esp. of food) scorched / burnt / paste / mush / thick gruel / congee / (in 糊口[hú kǒu]) to feed oneself

    hū

    to smear / to daub / to cover (a surface with sth sticky or paste-like) / Taiwan pr. [hú]

    hù

    paste / cream

  • 涂
    tú

    to apply (paint etc) / to smear / to daub / to blot out / to scribble / to scrawl / (literary) mud / street

    Tú

    surname Tu

  • 虫
    chóng

    lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures / CL:條|条[tiáo],隻|只[zhī] / (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.