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chinpunkanpun
expression, na adjective, noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[ちん()·ぷん()·かん()·ぷん()]
chinpunkanpun
[ちん()·ぷん()·かん()·ぷん()]
chinpunkanpun
chinpunkanpun

Root Words:

chin + fun + kan + fun

English Meaning(s) for ちんぷんかんぷん

expression, na adjective, noun
  1. unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible; babble; gibberish; jargon; gobbledygook

Definition and Synonyms for ちんぷんかんぷん

Mumbo Jumbo language or ritual causing, or intending to cause, confusion
Synonyms: ちんぷんかんぷん
Gobbledygook incomprehensible or pompous jargon of specialists
Synonyms: ちんぷんかんぷん
Gibberish unintelligible talking
Synonyms: ちんぷんかん, ちんぷんかんぷん

Categories ちんぷんかんぷん is a member of

Gibberish unintelligible talking
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Jargon specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
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Meaninglessness a message that seems to convey no meaning
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Stroke Order Diagrams for ちんぷんかんぷん

Sample Sentences for ちんぷんかんぷん

I can understand written Spanish just a little but spoken Spanish is Greek to me.
That was double-dutch to me.
That was all Greek to me.
I could understand the first few sentences, but the rest of his speech was all Greek to me.
That was all Chinese to me.

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