模糊

Etymology unclear. A literal derivation is unlikely. First attested in the Tang dynasty. If not a loanword from an Altaic language, it is likely that this is a disyllabic derivative of the Old Chinese root *m̥aŋ/m̥oŋ/m̥ɯŋ ("unclear, confused"), which had numerous descendants, for example 盲 (máng, “to be blind”), 茫 (máng, “boundless and indistinct”), 蒙 (méng, “darkness”), 夢／梦 (mèng, “dream”), 昏 (hūn, “dim, confused”). Compare 馬虎／马虎 (mǎhu, “careless”), 麻胡 (máhú, “a mythical ferocious character”), 瑪呼／玛呼 (mǎhū, “(to put on) a mask”), 糊塗／糊涂 (hútu, “confused, obfuscated”).

模糊

1. blurry; vague; obscure; fuzzy

   我的電腦屏幕突然變得模糊不清。 [MSC, trad.]
   我的电脑屏幕突然变得模糊不清。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ de diànnǎo píngmù tūrán biàndé móhu bùqīng. [Pinyin]

   My computer screen suddenly went blurry.

   我模模糊糊記得他的樣子。 [MSC, trad.]
   我模模糊糊记得他的样子。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ mómóhuhu jìdé tā de yàngzi. [Pinyin]

   I vaguely remember what he looked like.

• 清晰 (qīngxī)

• 迷糊 (míhu)

模糊

1. to blur; to confuse; to mix up

   別模糊這兩個成語之間的差別。 [MSC, trad.]
   别模糊这两个成语之间的差别。 [MSC, simp.]

   Bié móhu zhè liǎng ge chéngyǔ zhījiān de chābié. [Pinyin]

   Don't mix up the differences between these two idioms.