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Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「模稜兩可」, explained below.

Today, we explore the idiom 「模稜兩可」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

Ambiguous: vague, unclear; ambiguous: can be this way, can be that way. It means not expressing a clear attitude or not having a clear proposition.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

mó léng liǎng kě

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

mou4 ling4 leung5 ho2

Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.