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百思不得其解
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to think over sth. repeatedly without coming to a conclusion, solution or answer Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:百 baak3 - hundred思 si1 si3 soi1 - think; consider; long for; thinking; feeling 不 bat1 - not; no; un- 得 dak1 - get; obtain; fit; finished; able to; must 其 kei4 gei1 - that; such; his; her 解 gaai2 gaai3 haai6 - untie; relieve; explain; escort; understand |
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: the Cantonese pronunciation of the word in jyutping.
Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.
: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin (only if present).