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Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「神鬼莫測」, with details below.

The Chinese idiom 「神鬼莫測」 we’re introducing today is explained in detail below, along with its meaning and usage.

Measure: guess. The matter is extremely mysterious and even gods and ghosts cannot fathom it. Used to describe something that no one can guess.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shén guǐ mò cè

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

san4 gwai2 mok6 chak1

The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.