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鬼摸脑壳

guǐ mō nǎo kédictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) muddled / momentarily confused
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1eb1e3d948befca3. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

鬼摸腦殼 鬼摸脑壳 [gui3 mo1 nao3 ke2] /(idiom) muddled; momentarily confused/

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Other forms in these source records: 鬼摸腦殼

  • 鬼
    guǐ

    disembodied spirit / ghost / devil / (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc / sly / crafty / resourceful (variant of 詭|诡[guǐ]) / one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy

  • 摸
    mō

    to feel with the hand / to touch / to stroke / to grope / to steal / to abstract

    mó

    See the full entry for source details.

  • 脑
    nǎo

    brain / mind / head / essence

  • 壳
    qiào

    (bound form) shell / Taiwan pr. [ké]

    ké

    (coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc) / case / casing / housing (of a machine or device)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.