Correct
一头雾水
/ yī tóu wù shuǐ /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
会一头雾水
2
一头雾水的……
3
让人一头雾水
4
被搞得一头雾水
5
听得/看得一头雾水
Definition
一头雾水:
Literally means:
(as if) shrouded with fog round one's head; totally confused
Actually means:
This phrase means that someone is not able to know things around him clearly as if he is obstructed of view by fog.
Figuratively it means that some one is totally confused of what is going on. It indicates a feeling of confoundedness and not knowing how to deal with it. It is slightly derogative in meaning.
人就像被雾气包围着，以至于分辨不清周围的事物。
比喻根本弄不清楚到底是怎么一回事。含有感到奇怪，不知道怎样应对的意味。含轻微贬义。
Example
Used as complement, attributive and object. (作补语、定语、宾语)
1
Jīntiān
今天
de
的
bàogào
报告
chángdá
长达
3
3
gè
个
xiǎoshí
小时
,
hái
还
jiá
夹
zhāo
着
hěnduō
很多
shùyǔ
术语
,
tīng
听
de
得
rén
人
yītóu
一头
wùshuǐ
雾水
。
Today's report is three hours long, with a lot of terminology in it, and it's a fog.
2
Yītóuwùshuǐ
一头雾水
de
的
wǒ
我
guò
过
le
了
yīhuìr
一会儿
cái
才
míngbai
明白
guòlái
过来
,
jímáng
急忙
huídá
回答
:
wǒmen
我们
de
的
qiānzhèng
签证
shì
是
dàlù
大陆
de
的
。
After a foggy moment, I realized, and hurriedly replied, "Our visa is mainland. "
3
Shàngwǎng
上网
liáotiān
聊天
,
bù
不
dǒng
懂
wǎngluò
网络
yǔyán
语言
de
的
rén
人
wǎngwǎng
往往
huì
会
yītóuwùshuǐ
一头雾水
。
Internet chat, people who do not understand the language of the Internet will often be in a fog.