模棱两可 (mó léng liǎng kě) — equivocal, ambiguous, not taking a clear stand

Definition

Examples

• 他的回答很模棱两可，让人不知道他到底支持谁。
  Tā de huí dá hěn mó léng liǎng kě, ràng rén bù zhī dào tā dào dǐ zhī chí shuí.
  His answer was very equivocal, making people not know who he actually supports.
• 老板的态度模棱两可，不肯明确表示是否同意。
  Lǎo bǎn de tài dù mó léng liǎng kě, bù kěn míng què biǎo shì shì fǒu tóng yì.
  The boss's attitude was ambiguous; he wouldn't clearly state whether he agreed.
• 在会议上，他的发言模棱两可，没有给出具体方案。
  Zài huì yì shàng, tā de fā yán mó léng liǎng kě, méi yǒu gěi chū jù tǐ fāng àn.
  At the meeting, his speech was equivocal; he didn't put forward a concrete plan.