糊裡糊塗

Chinese

		paste; cream; muddled paste; cream; muddled; scorched	inside; within; in inside; within; in; lining of clothing	bewildered; confused; muddled bewildered; confused; muddled; messy; disordered; chaotic
trad. (糊裡糊塗/糊裏糊塗/糊里糊塗)		糊	裡/裏/里	糊塗
simp. (糊里糊涂)		糊	里	糊涂
variant forms		胡裡胡塗／胡里胡涂

Etymology

A裡AB-type augmentation of 糊塗／糊涂 (hútú).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): húlihútú

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄧㄏㄨˊ ㄊㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wu⁴ lei^5-1 wu⁴ tou⁴, wu⁴ leoi⁵ wu⁴ tou⁴
Min Nan (POJ): hô͘-lí-hô͘-tô͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: húlihútú
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄧㄏㄨˊ ㄊㄨˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwu.lhihwutwu
  - IPA ^(key): /xu³⁵ li³ xu³⁵ tʰu³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wu⁴ lei^5-1 wu⁴ tou⁴, wu⁴ leoi⁵ wu⁴ tou⁴
  - Yale: wùh lēi wùh tòuh, wùh léuih wùh tòuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wu⁴ lei^5-1 wu⁴ tou⁴, wu⁴ loey⁵ wu⁴ tou⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wu⁴ léi¹ wu⁴ tou⁴, wu⁴ lêu⁵ wu⁴ tou⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /wuː²¹ lei̯¹³⁻⁵⁵ wuː²¹ tʰou̯²¹/, /wuː²¹ lɵy̯¹³ wuː²¹ tʰou̯²¹/

Note: wu4 leoi5 wu4 tou4 - uncommon.

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hô͘-lí-hô͘-tô͘
  - Tâi-lô: hôo-lí-hôo-tôo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: holy'ho'doo
  - IPA (Taipei): /hɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔ²³⁻³³ li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hɔ²³⁻³³ tɔ²³/

Adjective

糊裡糊塗

Synonym of 糊塗／糊涂 (hútú).
- 這條愛情路　愛甲糊裡糊塗　到如今愛毋著人　心狂火著 [Taiwanese, trad.]
  这条爱情路　爱甲糊里糊涂　到如今爱毋着人　心狂火着 [Taiwanese, simp.]
  From: 2018, 黃妃 (Huang Fei), 心肝插一刀
  Chit tiâu ài-chêng lō͘; ài kah hô͘-lí-hô͘-tô͘; kàu lû-kim ài m̄-tio̍h lâng; sim-kông-hóe-to̍h [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  This journey of love is full of confusion. Up to now I've loved the wrong one; I burn with anger.

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