丈二和尚,摸不著頭腦 zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo

fig. at a total loss

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. at a total loss
  2. 2. lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
husband; measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m)
two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
and; with; together with
still; yet; to value
to touch; to feel with the hand; to stroke
not; no; (negative prefix)
aspect particle indicating action in progress
head; the top; end
brain; mind; head