丈二和尚,摸不着头脑

zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo

lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)

fig. at a total loss

丈

zhàng

measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m)

二

èr

two

和

hé

(literary) harmonious (variant of 和[he2])

尚

shang

still

,

,

摸

mō

to feel with the hand

不

bu

no; not so

着

zháo

to touch

头

tóu

head

脑

nǎo

brain