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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to be unable to guess or make out
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-f23380a418e234dc. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

猜不透 猜不透 [cai1 bu5 tou4] /to be unable to guess or make out/

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Reference information

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  • 猜
    cāi

    to guess

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 透
    tòu

    (bound form) to penetrate / to seep through / to tell secretly / to leak / thoroughly / through and through / to appear / to show

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