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丈二和尚，摸不着头脑
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Definitions
- 1. lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)
- 2. fig. at a total loss
Child Words of 丈二和尚，摸不着头脑
measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m)
to touch
to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
to be unable to make any sense of the matter
no need
no; not so
to wear (clothes)
head
Buddhist monk
to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
to mix (ingredients) together
two
to feel with the hand
(chess) move
brains
to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [hàn])
brain
aspect particle indicating action in progress
can't touch
still