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通天深井
75 通天深井

─摸不透底。
摸不透底

這裡的「井」，
這裡的 井

是指四合院裡的狹小天井。
是指四合院裡的狹小天井
天井的底直通天上，
天井的底直通天上

當然摸不透底。指摸 不 清底細。
當然摸不透底 指摸不清底細

A deep well communicating with heaven
─ you can’t get to the bottom of it.
The Chinese courtyard is called a tian-jing or sky well.
The concept is of an inverse well with the sky as the
bottom.
This describes not being able to know the real situation
or discover someone’s real intention.
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