模糊

See also: 糢糊

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

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”).

Pronunciation
Rime
Character 模 糊
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 明 (4) 匣 (33)
Final (韻) 模 (23) 模 (23)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) I I
Fanqie 莫胡切 戸吳切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /muo/ /ɦuo/
Pan
Wuyun		 /muo/ /ɦuo/
Shao
Rongfen		 /mo/ /ɣo/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /mɔ/ /ɦɔ/
Li
Rong		 /mo/ /ɣo/
Wang
Li		 /mu/ /ɣu/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /muo/ /ɣuo/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 mú hú

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.
    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.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms
  • 模模糊糊
  • 模糊理論／模糊理论
  • 血肉模糊

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.
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