一竅不通
Chinese
- one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
intelligence; opening not; no go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; opentrad. (一竅不通) 一 竅 不 通 simp. (一窍不通) 一 窍 不 通 Literally: “doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)”.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yi1chiawbu4tong
- IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
一竅不通
- to not understand a thing about the topic; it's all Greek to me
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