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糊里糊涂

hú li hú tú

Source form: 糊裡糊塗 / 糊里糊涂
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
confused / vague / indistinct / muddle-headed / mixed up / in a daze
Sources & editorial notes

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-f00d76b870c8bb5c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

糊裡糊塗 糊里糊涂 [hu2 li5 hu2 tu2] /confused/vague/indistinct/muddle-headed/mixed up/in a daze/

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Source form: 糊里糊塗 / 糊里糊涂
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
variant of 糊裡糊塗|糊里糊涂[hú li hú tú]
Sources & editorial notes

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-8af63869671bc4b6. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

糊里糊塗 糊里糊涂 [hu2 li5 hu2 tu2] /variant of 糊裡糊塗|糊里糊涂[hu2 li5 hu2 tu2]/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

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Other forms in these source records: 糊裡糊塗 / 糊里糊塗

  • 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

  • 里
    lǐ

    lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏|里[lǐ] / li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhèn] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lín] levels

    Lǐ

    surname Li

  • 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

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.