雾里看指纹,认不出道道儿霧里看指紋,認不出道道兒霧里看指紋,認不出道道兒

looking at a fingerprint in the fog: can't make out the lines

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes being unable to find the trick or the way to solve a problem.
Wordplay: 道道儿 (dàodaor) means both the ridges of a fingerprint and the knack or way of doing something.

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Simplified: 雾里看指纹,认不出道道儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 霧里看指紋,認不出道道兒
Pinyin: wù lǐ kàn zhǐwén,rèn bù chū dàodàor
Bopomofo: ㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄎㄢˋ ㄓˇ ㄨㄣˊ,ㄖㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄠˋㄦ

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

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