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神鬼难测
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神鬼难测 — “Extremely mysterious and unpredictable”

神鬼难测 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely mysterious and unpredictable”. Beyond human or even supernatural comprehension or prediction. Literally, “Even gods and ghosts find it hard to fathom”.

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神鬼难测 Pronunciation and Pinyin

神鬼难测 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
神
shén10deity, spirit, mind, amazing
鬼
guǐ10ghost, devil, tricky, awful
难
nán10difficult, troublesome, or bad
测
cè9measure, test, or survey

Example Sentence with 神鬼难测

他行事风格一向神鬼难测,没有人能预料他下一步会做什么。
His actions are always so unpredictable that no one can foresee what he will do next.

Idioms Related to 神鬼难测

Synonyms of 神鬼难测

  • shén神guǐ鬼bù不cè测inscrutable, beyond human or supernatural comprehension
  • shén神guǐ鬼mò莫cè测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 神鬼难测

What does 神鬼难测 mean?

神鬼难测 (shén guǐ nán cè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely mysterious and unpredictable”.

How do you pronounce 神鬼难测?

神鬼难测 is pronounced shén guǐ nán cè in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 神鬼难测 literally mean?

Literally, 神鬼难测 means “Even gods and ghosts find it hard to fathom”. It is used to mean “Extremely mysterious and unpredictable”.

What is the Chinese definition of 神鬼难测?

测:推测。事情极诡秘,神鬼也难测度。形容谁也推测不出。

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