Chinese to English translations [Non-PRO] Poetry & Literature | | Chinese term or phrase: 模棱 | from a Chinese idiom 模棱两可
(please describe what 模棱 literally means, if it refers to an object, a link to a picture will be appreciated! Thank you very much) |
| | | FYI | Explanation: 模棱两可:ambiguous, betwixt and between, fence sitting in an equivocal way
"模棱" in that idiom doesn't refer to an object, but means ambiguity, uncertainty, indeterminacy.
Hope that it may help you!
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In Chinese, \"模棱\" means \"含糊, 不明确\"; while \"两可\" means \"这样可以,那样也可以\". |
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| | 模棱 FYI
Explanation: 模棱两可:ambiguous, betwixt and between, fence sitting in an equivocal way
"模棱" in that idiom doesn't refer to an object, but means ambiguity, uncertainty, indeterminacy.
Hope that it may help you!
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr 8 mins (2005-05-25 11:05:58 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
In Chinese, \"模棱\" means \"含糊, 不明确\"; while \"两可\" means \"这样可以,那样也可以\".
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