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神鬼不测 — “Gods and ghosts cannot fathom or predict”

神鬼不测 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely mysterious and unpredictable, beyond human or even supernatural comprehension; inscrutable”. Literally, “Gods and ghosts cannot fathom or predict”.

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神鬼不测 Pronunciation and Pinyin

神鬼不测 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
神
shén10deity, spirit, mind, amazing
鬼
guǐ10ghost, devil, tricky, awful
不
bù4not
测
cè9measure, test, or survey

Example Sentence with 神鬼不测

那个魔法师的技艺神鬼不测,总能变出令人惊叹的戏法。
The magician's skills were inscrutable, always conjuring astonishing tricks.

Idioms Related to 神鬼不测

Synonyms of 神鬼不测

  • shén神guǐ鬼mò莫cè测mysterious and unpredictable
  • shén神guǐ鬼nán难cè测extremely mysterious and unpredictable

More idioms starting with 神

  • shén神bù不zhǔ主tǐ体mind loses control of body
  • shén神bù不shǒu守shè舍absent-minded or distracted
  • shén神bù不shōu收shě舍absent-minded and distraught
  • shén神bù不zhī知guǐ鬼bù不xiǎo晓done secretly without anyone knowing
  • shén神bù不zhī知guǐ鬼bù不jué觉without anyone knowing
  • shén神bù不zhī知,,guǐ鬼bù不jué觉done secretly without anyone knowing
  • shén神bù不fù附tǐ体absent-minded or distracted
  • shén神sàng丧dǎn胆luò落utterly terrified
  • shén神hū乎qí其jì技divine in one's skill
  • shén神hū乎qí其shén神incredibly marvelous and mysterious
  • shén神jiāo交yǐ已jiǔ久admired from afar for a long time
  • shén神rén人gòng共yuè悦delight gods and humans

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Questions about 神鬼不测

What does 神鬼不测 mean?

神鬼不测 (shén guǐ bù cè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely mysterious and unpredictable, beyond human or even supernatural comprehension; inscrutable”.

How do you pronounce 神鬼不测?

神鬼不测 is pronounced shén guǐ bù cè in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 神鬼不测 literally mean?

Literally, 神鬼不测 means “Gods and ghosts cannot fathom or predict”. It is used to mean “Extremely mysterious and unpredictable, beyond human or even supernatural comprehension; inscrutable”.

What is the Chinese definition of 神鬼不测?

神灵鬼怪都不能揣度。极言事情的隐秘奇异。亦作“神鬼难测”。

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