大海里撑篙,点不到底大海里撐篙,點不到底大海里撐篙,點不到底

poling a boat in the open sea: the pole can't touch the bottom

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Unable to get a clear idea of the real situation or details.
Wordplay: 底 (dǐ) means both the sea bottom and the underlying facts (底细), so not reaching the bottom means not knowing the details.

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Simplified: 大海里撑篙,点不到底
Traditional (Taiwan): 大海里撐篙,點不到底
Pinyin: dà hǎilǐ chēng gāo,diǎn bú dàodǐ
Bopomofo: ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄔㄥㄍㄠ,ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄨˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧˇ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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