百思不得其解

Chinese

		hundred	to think; to consider	not; no	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	to loosen; to untie; to explain to loosen; to untie; to explain; to remove; to divide; to dissolve; to solve; solution; send under escort
trad. (百思不得其解)		百	思	不	得	其	解
simp. #(百思不得其解)		百	思	不	得	其	解

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎisībùdéqíjiě

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˇ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄝˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baak³ si¹ bat¹ dak¹ kei⁴ gaai²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎisībùdéqíjiě
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄝˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎisihbùdécíjiě
    • Wade–Giles: pai³-ssŭ¹-pu⁴-tê²-chʻi²-chieh³
    • Yale: bǎi-sz̄-bù-dé-chí-jyě
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baesybuderchyijiee
    • Palladius: байсыбудэцицзе (bajsybudɛcicze)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baak³ si¹ bat¹ dak¹ kei⁴ gaai²
    • Yale: baak sī bāt dāk kèih gáai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁸ si¹ bat⁷ dak⁷ kei⁴ gaai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: bag³ xi¹ bed¹ deg¹ kéi⁴ gai²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚³ siː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ kʰei̯²¹ kaːi̯³⁵/

Idiom

百思不得其解

1. Synonym of 百思不解 (bǎisībùjiě, “incomprehensible; perplexed still despite much thought”)