摸不着头脑
mō​bu​zháo​tóu​nǎo

to be at a loss

  • created sense approved 摸不着头脑/摸不著頭腦 · mō​bu​zháo​tóu​nǎo · to be at a loss — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    摸不着头脑 / 摸不著頭腦

    mō​bu​zháo​tóu​nǎo

    to be at a loss

    To be unable to make any sense of a matter or understand what is going on; to be completely baffled

    摸, 不, 着, 头脑

    摸 (literal) → 摸 · mō · to feel out 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 着 (literal) → 着/著 · zháo · [result] 头脑 (literal) → 头脑/頭腦 · tóu​nǎo · clue

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