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百思不得其解

Mandarin · pinyin bǎi sī bù dé qí jiě

see 百思不解 bǎi sī bù jiě

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百: bǎi · one hundred; numerous, many
思: sī · think, consider, ponder; final particle
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
其: qí · his, her, its, their; that
解: jiě · loosen, unfasten, untie; explain; hexagram ䷧

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3–1–4–2–2–3 · bai3 si1 bu4 de2 qi2 jie3

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baak3 si1 bat1 dak1 kei4 gaai2

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(idiomatic) synonym of 百思不解 (bǎisībùjiě, “incomprehensible; perplexed still despite much thought”)

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