八竿子打不着八竿子打不著

bā gān zi dǎ bù zháo

Meaning

(coll.) unrelated; lacking any connection

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八bāeight; all around, all sides 竿gānbamboo pole; penis⺮干子zison, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing了一打dǎto attack, to beat, to hit, to strike扌丁不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix一着zheto make a move, to take action羊目