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What is ambiguity?

Ambiguity is an idiom, which means that you don't express a clear attitude, or you don't have a clear view, and you are vague about the pros and cons of the problem.

First, the ambiguity of pinyin [mó lé ng li?ng k ě]?

Second, the source: Later Liu Jin _ "Biography of Old Tang Book Su Weidao": "If you don't want to make a decision, you will be accused if you make a mistake, but you can hold both ends."

Interpretation: Don't distinguish right from wrong when dealing with problems. If you make a mistake, you will be punished or even demoted. Just be ambiguous.

Three. Allusion: Su Weidao was born in Luancheng, Zhaozhou in the early Tang Dynasty. When he was young, he and Li Qiao were both famous for their literary talent, so people called them "Su Li" at that time.

Although he has been wallowing in officialdom all his life and occupies an important position, his attitude towards things is ambiguous. He once said to someone: "When dealing with things, it is best not to express your views and opinions clearly, so that if something goes wrong, you will not be accused of misjudgment." It's like touching both ends of a corner, noncommittally. 」

Therefore, people nicknamed him "Su Moling". Later, the idiom "ambiguous" evolved from here, which is used to describe the ambiguous attitude when dealing with things and not expressing clear opinions or opinions.

Synonym: noncommittal?

Interpretation: Not clear, not right or wrong.

Source: Qing Li Jiabao's "Officialdom in Appearance" 56: "Wen Qinchai laughed it off."

An imperial envoy smiled at this, but he didn't make a clear statement and couldn't say right or wrong.