稀里糊涂

稀裏糊塗
xīlihútu
  1. muddleheaded
  2. careless

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Entry Composition

1 稀 xī
  1. sparse; scattered
  2. rare; uncommon
  3. diluted; thin; watery
  4. (bound form) sth liquid or of thin consistency (as in 绿豆稀 lu:dòuxī "sweet mung bean soup")
  5. (bound form) totally; extremely (used with negative attributes, as in 稀糟 xīzāo "utterly ruined")
=2 里 lǐ variant of 里 lǐ
=2 里 lǐ
  1. lining
  2. interior
  3. inside
  4. internal
  5. also written 里 lǐ
=2 里 lǐ
  1. li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m
  2. neighborhood
  3. ancient administrative unit of 25 families
  4. (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 镇 zhèn and neighborhood 邻 lín levels
3 糊涂 hútu
  1. muddled
  2. silly
  3. confused

Related entries

悖晦 bèihuì (coll.) muddleheaded
昏庸 hūnyōng muddleheaded
浑浑噩噩 húnhúnèè (idiom) muddleheaded
我寧願到不喜歡的公司工作，也不想渾渾噩噩的又過一年。

I would rather work for any company than waste another year.

Source: Tatoeba

天然呆 tiānrándāi
  1. (loanword from Japanese "tennen boke") space cadet
  2. muddleheaded
大意 dàyi careless
我承认我大意了。

I admit that I was careless.

Source: Tatoeba

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