丈二的和尚，摸不着头脑丈二的和尚，摸不著頭腦丈二的和尚，摸不着頭腦

a twelve-foot monk: can't touch his own head

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Being baffled, unable to make sense of a situation. Humorous.
Wordplay: 头脑 (tóunǎo) means the head, and also the key to something or its thread.

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Simplified: 丈二的和尚，摸不着头脑
Traditional (Taiwan): 丈二的和尚，摸不著頭腦
Traditional (Hong Kong): 丈二的和尚，摸不着頭腦
Pinyin: zhàng'èr de héshang, mōbùzháotóunǎo
Bopomofo: ㄓㄤˋ ㄦˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄕㄤ，ㄇㄛㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄋㄠˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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