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听天书
/ tīng tiān shū /
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Collocation
1
就像听天书一样
2
在听天书
3
如听天书
Definition
听天书
Literally means:
listen to the words of mystic book from heaven
Actually means:
be Greek to someone; be double Dutch to somebody
天书 refers to a book written by deities in heaven, which is incomprehensible to common people.
The phrase metaphorically means being unable to understand what someone says. Humoristic.
天书，按迷信说法指天上神仙写的书，世间的人是看不懂的。
听天书，比喻听不懂别人说的话，或不明白说的话是什么意思。含有幽默意味。
Example
Used as predicate or object. (作谓语、宾语)
1
Tā
他
dàgài
大概
chéng
成
xīn
心
ràng
让
zhèxiē
这些
xiǎoqīngnián
小青年
tīng
听
tiānshū
天书
,
shuō
说
de
的
quán
全
shì
是
tāmen
他们
tīng
听
bù
不
dǒng
懂
de
的
lǐlùn
理论
。
He probably had the heart to let these young people listen to the book of heaven, and said all the theories they couldn't understand.
2
Wáng
王
nǎinai
奶奶
tīng
听
sūnzǐ
孙子
hé
和
lǎowài
老外
shuōhuà
说话
,
jiǎnzhí
简直
shì
是
zài
在
tīng
听
tiānshū
天书
,
tīng
听
le
了
bàntiān
半天
yě
也
nòng
弄
bu
不
qīng
清
tāmen
他们
zài
在
shuō
说
xiē
些
shénme
什么
。
Grandma Wang listens to her grandson and foreigners, is simply listening to the book of heaven, listening to half a day can not figure out what they are talking about.
3
Chū
初
dào
到
guówài
国外
ràng
让
wǒ
我
hěn
很
tóutòng
头痛
de
的
shì
事
jiùshì
就是
tīngkè
听课
。
Jǐnguǎn
尽管
wǒ
我
yǐqián
以前
yīngyǔ
英语
fēnshù
分数
hěn
很
gāo
高
,
dànshì
但是
chūqù
出去
dìyī
第一
gè
个
yuè
月
shàngkè
上课
jīběnshang
基本上
shì
是
tīng
听
tiānshū
天书
。
The first thing that gave me a headache when I first went abroad was listening to lectures. Although I used to have a high English score, the first month of class was basically listening to the book.