丈八金剛摸不著頭腦

Chinese

		zhang (unit of measurement)	eight	diamond; object that is extremely hard and strong	cannot touch one's head; to be unable make head or tail of something
trad. (丈八金剛摸不著頭腦/丈八金剛摸不着頭腦)		丈	八	金剛	摸不著頭腦/摸不着頭腦
simp. (丈八金刚摸不着头脑)		丈	八	金刚	摸不着头脑
Literally: “a 1.8 zhang-tall vajrapani - cannot touch his head”.

Alternative forms

• 丈八金剛摸不著頭腦／丈八金刚摸不著头脑 (zhàng bā jīngāng mō bù zháo tóunǎo)
• 丈二金剛摸不著頭腦／丈二金刚摸不著头脑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhàng bā jīngāng mō bù zháo tóunǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄤˋ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄤ ㄇㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄋㄠˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhàng bā jīngāng mō bù zháo tóunǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄤˋ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄤ ㄇㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄋㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhàng ba jingang mo bù jháo tóunǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chang⁴ pa¹ chin¹-kang¹ mo¹ pu⁴ chao² tʻou²-nao³
    • Yale: jàng bā jīn-gāng mwō bù jáu tóu-nǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: janq ba jingang mho bu jaur tournao
    • Palladius: чжан ба цзиньган мо бу чжао тоунао (čžan ba czinʹgan mo bu čžao tounao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ kɑŋ⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

丈八金剛摸不著頭腦

1. Synonym of 丈二和尚摸不著頭腦／丈二和尚摸不著头脑 (zhàng èr héshàng mō bù zháo tóunǎo, “丈二和尚摸不着头脑”)