探摸
tàn mō
Pinyin
Definition
探摸
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- to feel for sth
- to grope
Character Decomposition
Idioms (13)
丈二和尚,摸不着头脑
- 1 lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)
- 2 fig. at a total loss
偷鸡摸狗
- 1 to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)
- 2 to pilfer
- 3 to dally with women
- 4 to have affairs
合眼摸象
- 1 to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
巴头探脑
- 1 to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy
- 2 nosy
探囊取物
- 1 to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie
- 2 in the bag