Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「神鬼難測」.
Here’s the idiom 「神鬼難測」, with its definition and practical application described below.
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 nán cè
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
san4 gwai2 naan4 chak1
The sheer number of Chinese idioms and their varied meanings make them fascinating to study. Let these materials assist you as you advance your Chinese skills and understanding.
