"ambiguous" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Part of speech	Translation	Actions
灰色	huī sè	n., adj.	gray / ash gray / grizzly / pessimistic / gloomy / dispirited / ambiguous	syn
暧昧曖昧	ài mèi	adj.	vague / ambiguous / equivocal / dubious	syn
含糊	hán hu	adj.	ambiguous / vague / careless / perfunctory	syn
隐晦隱晦	yǐn huì		vague / ambiguous / veiled / obscure	syn
含混	hán hùn		vague / unclear / ambiguous	syn
模棱两可模稜兩可	mó léng liǎng kě		equivocal / ambiguous	syn
模棱模稜	mó léng		ambiguous / undecided and unclear
含糊不清	hán hú bù qīng		unclear / indistinct / ambiguous
含胡	hán hu		ambiguous / vague / careless / perfunctory / variant of 含糊[han2 hu5]
牵扯不清牽扯不清	qiān chě bù qīng		unclear / ambiguous / having an unclear relationship with

Chinese	Pinyin	Part of speech	Translation	Actions
隐约其辞隱約其辭	yǐn yuē qí cí		equivocal speech / to use vague or ambiguous language
暧昧不明曖昧不明	ài mèi bù míng		(idiom) To be unclear, ambiguous, and difficult to interpret. It is often used of an attitude or position that fails to reveal what someone thinks or wants.
不阴不阳	bù yīn bù yáng		(idiom) To have an unclear, ambiguous attitude without taking a definite position.
不伶不俐	bù líng bù lì		(idiom) To be in an awkward, ambiguous, or difficult-to-define situation.
不清不白	bù qīng bù bái		(idiom) Means that something is unclear or not openly stated. It can also describe an ambiguous relationship or a questionable reputation.
不雌不雄	bù cí bù xióng		(idiom) To adopt an ambiguous attitude, neither clearly positive nor clearly negative.
两可之言兩可之言	liǎng kě zhī yán		(idiom) Ambiguous statements or opinions that refuse to take a clear position.
半上半下	bàn shàng bàn xià		(idiom) To be in an intermediate, undecided, or ambiguous position.
惹草沾风	rě cǎo zhān fēng		(idiom) To pursue extramarital affairs and maintain ambiguous relationships with women other than one’s wife. The expression is disapproving.
摸棱两可	mō léng liǎng kě		(idiom) To avoid making a clear decision and try to accommodate both sides, without distinguishing right from wrong. It describes an evasive or ambiguous attitude.
模棱两端	mó léng liǎng duān		(idiom) To express no clear position or definite view / to remain deliberately ambiguous.
疑似之迹，不可不察	yí sì zhī jì，bù kě bù chá		(idiom) Ambiguous signs that are difficult to distinguish must be examined carefully. One should not be misled by superficial similarities.
疑心杀子疑心殺子	yí xīn shā zǐ		(idiom) To kill one’s own son out of suspicion. Figuratively, it describes acting on mere suspicion in an ambiguous situation without investigating, thereby causing a serious mistake.
类是而非	lèi shì ér fēi		(idiom) Describes something that appears correct but is actually wrong. It can also refer to an unclear or ambiguous distinction between right and wrong.
黏黏糊糊	nián nián hú hú		(idiom) Describes an ambiguous, ill-defined relationship, or a muddled, overly entangled way of handling matters.

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