Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「鬼神不測」, with more below.
The idiom 「鬼神不測」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.
Measure: guess, estimate. Even ghosts and gods cannot predict it. Describes something extremely magical and mysterious.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
guǐ shén bù cè
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gwai2 san4 bat1 chak1
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