八
竿
子
打
不
着
b
ā
g
ā
n
z
i
d
ǎ
b
ù
z
h
á
o
Definitions
1. idiom. cannot reach by the length of eight bamboo poles -- (of two matters) be very distant
2. be completely unrelated
Components
八
bā
–
eight
竿子
gān zi
–
bamboo pole
打
dǎ
–
to beat
不着
bù zháo
–
no need