目不识丁

mùbùshídīng

not know one's ABC; be totally illiterate

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analphabetic; not know one's ABC

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analphabetic; not know one's ABC

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mù bù shí dīng

v. be totally illiterate

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mu4 bu4 shi2 ding1

lit. the eye cannot recognize the letter T (idiom); totally illiterate

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目不识丁

mù bù shí dīng

not know a single word; not know B (a B) from a battledore; not know even the simplest characters; be unable to recognize a single written character; unable to tell one word from another; not know B from a bull's foot; ignorant of letters; completely illiterate; not know one's ABC; be completely illiterate; uncultured; unread

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目不識丁|目不识丁 [mù bù shí dīng] ► lit. the eye cannot recognize the letter T (idiom); totally illiterate