八竿子打不着

Traditional: 八竿子打不著

bā gān zi dǎ bù zháo

Dictionary entry

(coll.) unrelated; lacking any connection

What does 八竿子打不着 mean?

八竿子打不着 (bā gān zi dǎ bù zháo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(coll.) unrelated; lacking any connection

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八bāeight 竿gān(bound form) pole; rod 子zǐson · child 打dá(loanword) dozen · Taiwan pr. [da3]不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-着zhāovariant of 著|着[zhao1]

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八竿子打不着

bā gān zi dǎ bù zháo

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