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摸头不着 — “Unable to make head or tail of something”

摸头不着 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unable to make head or tail of something”. Completely baffled or bewildered; at a loss.

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摸头不着 Pronunciation and Pinyin

摸头不着 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
摸
mō14touch or grope
头
tóu5head
不
bù4not
着
zháo12to wear, touch, apply, or continue

Example Sentence with 摸头不着

他听了老板那番模棱两可的话,感觉有些摸头不着
After hearing his boss's ambiguous words, he felt completely baffled.

Idioms Related to 摸头不着

Synonyms of 摸头不着

  • mò莫míng名qí其miào妙baffling or inexplicable

Antonyms of 摸头不着

  • dòng洞ruò若guān观huǒ火see clearly as observing a fire

More idioms starting with 摸

  • mō摸bu不zháo着tóu头nǎo脑cannot make head or tail of it
  • mō摸bu不zháo着biān边vague and irrelevant
  • mō摸léng棱liǎng两kě可ambiguous or equivocal
  • mō摸zhe着shí石tou头guò过hé河cross river by feeling stones
  • mō摸jīn金xiào校wèi尉tomb raider captain
  • mō摸mén门bù不zháo着utterly confused, at a loss
  • mō摸jī鸡tōu偷gǒu狗engage in petty theft or illicit affairs

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Questions about 摸头不着

What does 摸头不着 mean?

摸头不着 (mō tóu bù zháo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unable to make head or tail of something”.

How do you pronounce 摸头不着?

摸头不着 is pronounced mō tóu bù zháo in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 摸头不着?

指莫名其妙,不知所措。

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