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丈二和尚，摸不着头脑

zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo

10-character word Traditional 丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦

What 丈二和尚，摸不着头脑 means

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

The characters in 丈二和尚，摸不着头脑

• 丈zhàngmeasure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m); to measure; husband
• 二èrtwo; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
• 和hé(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn); (math) sum; to make peace
• 尚shàngstill; yet; to value
• 摸mōto feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 着zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top
• 脑nǎobrain; mind; head