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摸不着头脑

mō bu zháo tóu nǎo

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Definitions

1. to be unable to make any sense of the matter
2. to be at a loss

Words Containing 摸不着头脑

丈二金刚摸不着头脑

zhàng èr jīn gāng mō bu zháo tóu nǎo

see 丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦|丈二和尚，摸不着头脑[zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo]

丈二和尚，摸不着头脑

zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo

lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)

Child Words of 摸不着头脑

no need

to feel with the hand

(chess) move

no; not so

to wear (clothes)

brains

head

brain

aspect particle indicating action in progress

can't touch

to touch