稀裏糊塗

稀里糊涂
xīlihútu
  1. muddleheaded
  2. careless

CEDICT

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 綠豆稀 lu:dòuxī "sweet mung bean soup")
  5. (bound form) totally; extremely (used with negative attributes, as in 稀糟 xīzāo "utterly ruined")
2 裏 lǐ variant of 裡 lǐ
3 糊塗 hútu
  1. muddled
  2. silly
  3. confused

Related entries

悖晦 bèihuì (coll.) muddleheaded
昏庸 hūnyōng muddleheaded
渾渾噩噩 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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