不知所云 bù zhī suǒ yún — not knowing what one is saying; unintelligible

不知所云
bù zhī suǒ yún

Characters: 不 · 知 · 所 · 云

Definitions

  1. not knowing what one is saying; unintelligible

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. to not know what sb is driving at
  2. to be unintelligible

zdic(汉典)

  1. 不知道说的是什么,指语言紊乱或空洞

ExtDict

  1. 云：说。不知道说得是些么。形容说话内容混乱，无法理解。

Examples

  • 他紧张得语无伦次，听者不知所云。

    He was so nervous he rambled, and his listeners had no idea what he meant.

  • 这篇文章逻辑混乱，读者不知所云。

    The article is so muddled that the reader cannot tell what it is on about.