渾水

Chinese

		muddy	water; river
trad. (渾水)		渾	水
simp. (浑水)		浑	水
variant forms		混水

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): húnshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: húnshuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwenshoei
  - Tongyong Pinyin: húnshuěi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xwən³⁵ ʂweɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

渾水

muddy water
(figuratively) chaotic situation (that no one would like to involve themselves in)

Derived terms

攪渾水／搅浑水
渾水摸魚／浑水摸鱼 (húnshuǐmōyú)

趟渾水／趟浑水
蹚渾水／蹚浑水

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