打闷雷

打悶雷
dǎmènléi
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to wonder secretly in confusion
  2. 2 to stew over something without knowing the facts
  3. 3 to guess blindly in private

Examples

Nǐ yǒu huà jiù shuō, bié ràng dàjiā zài xīnlǐ dǎ mènléi.
If you've got something to say, say it — don't leave everyone guessing in the dark.
Lǎobǎn bù jiěshì, xiàmiàn de yuángōng zhǐ néng zìjǐ dǎ mènléi.
The boss doesn't explain, so the staff below can only stew and speculate on their own.

Tips

memory
is 'muffled thunder' — a low rumble with no lightning to tell you what's happening. 打闷雷 captures that exact feeling of sensing something is off without knowing what.

Stroke Order

mèn
léi