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一头雾水

Word · AdjectiveTraditional一頭霧水

confused; muddle-headed; baffled

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

confused; muddle-headed; completely baffled; at a loss

dialect

Originally a regional dialect expression, now widely used to describe being completely confused or unable to understand a situation.

Tā他
shuō说
de得
wǒ我
yī一
tóu头
wù雾
shuǐ水
 。

His words left me completely baffled.

Tīng听
le了
bàn半
tiān天
 ,
wǒ我
hái还
shì是
yī一
tóu头
wù雾
shuǐ水
 。

After listening for ages, I'm still totally confused.

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Zhè这
ge个
shuō说
míng明
shū书
ràng让
rén人
kàn看
de得
yī一
tóu头
wù雾
shuǐ水
 。

This instruction manual is utterly baffling to read.