摸不着边
mō​bu​zháo​biān

to be unable to fathom

  • created sense approved 摸不着边/摸不著邊 · mō​bu​zháo​biān · to be unable to fathom — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    摸不着边 / 摸不著邊

    mō​bu​zháo​biān

    to be unable to fathom

    to be unable to make head or tail of something; to be completely uncomprehending or in a quandary

    摸, 不, 着, 边

    摸 (literal) → 摸 · mō · to feel out 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 着 (literal) → 着/著 · zháo · [result] 边 (literal) → 边/邊 · biān · clue

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense