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The character 糊, structured with the semantic component 米 for rice and the phonetic component 胡, originally denoted a paste or adhesive substance derived from cooked grains. Its meaning expanded from this specific culinary reference to encompass any viscous, glue-like material, and it later developed metaphorical uses describing visual or conceptual indistinctness, as seen in the compound 模糊 for blurriness. The character's form, with 米 indicating its relation to food consistency and 胡 providing phonetic guidance, has supported this semantic shift from concrete paste to abstract obscurity.
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他今天很糊涂。
这碗粥煮糊了。
照片看起来有点模糊。
他把墙糊上了报纸。
他勉强糊口，生活艰辛。
别用这种借口来糊弄我。
艺术家正在仔细地裱糊这幅画。
复杂的行政程序常使人陷入文牍主义的糊涂账里。