不明覺厲

简 不明觉厉 · 繁 不明覺厲
Mandarin · pinyin bù míng jué lì

Meanings

  1. although I don't understand it, it seems pretty awesome (Internet slang)
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
明
míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
覺
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厲
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觉
jué · to wake up from sleep; conscious
厉
lì · whetstone; grind, sharpen; whet
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4–2–2–4 · bu4 ming2 jue2 li4

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bat1 ming4 gok3 lai6

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  1. (Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang) Although I don't know what you are saying or doing, I think you are (or it is) amazing.

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Exact source record不明覺厲 不明觉厉 [bu4 ming2 jue2 li4] /although I don't understand it, it seems pretty awesome (Internet slang)/