模稜兩可 (mou4 ling4 loeng5 ho2 | mo2 leng2 liang3*2 ke3) : ambiguous (in terms of reply, views, opinion etc)

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模稜兩可

mou4 ling4 loeng5 ho2

mo2 leng2 liang3*2 ke3

ambiguous (in terms of reply, views, opinion etc)

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

模稜兩可 / 模稜两可

This word has been viewed 1937 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bernard on 23rd Mar 2008 16:15 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

模 mou4 - model; imitate; mould
稜 ling4 - corner; corrugation
兩 loeng5 loeng2 - two; pair
可 ho2 hak1 - can; approve; need; but

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問佢嘢佢又唔答，答嚫哩就模稜兩可粵
He does not answer when asked; whenever he responds, they are vague.

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