一竅不通
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Chinese
[edit]one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
intelligence; opening | to be obstructed; to be unable to get through; to not understand | ||
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trad. (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
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yiciàobùtong
- Wade–Giles: i1-chʻiao4-pu4-tʻung1
- Yale: yī-chyàu-bù-tūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ichiawbutong
- Palladius: ицяобутун (icjaobutun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jat1 hiu3 bat1 tung1
- Yale: yāt hiu bāt tūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: jat7 hiu3 bat7 tung1
- Guangdong Romanization: yed1 hiu3 bed1 tung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐt̚⁵ hiːu̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]一竅不通
- to not understand a thing about the topic; it's all Greek to me
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- Mandarin words containing 一 undergoing tone sandhi to the second tone
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