一窍不通 一竅不通
一窍不通 一竅不通 yī qiào bù tōng ㄧ ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥ jat1 hiu3 bat1 tung1
- lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
- I don't understand a word (idiom)
- it's all Greek to me
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一
- 一一 yī yī ㄧ ㄧ jat1 jat1 one by one; one after another
- 一些 yī xiē ㄧ ㄒㄧㄝ jat1 se1 some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
- 一代 yī dài ㄧ ㄉㄞˋ jat1 doi6 an era; an age; a generation
- 一共 yī gòng ㄧ ㄍㄨㄥˋ jat1 gung6 in total; altogether
- 一再 yī zài ㄧ ㄗㄞˋ jat1 zoi3 repeatedly
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- 一切 yī qiè ㄧ ㄑㄧㄝˋ jat1 cai3 everything
- 一半 yī bàn ㄧ ㄅㄢˋ jat1 bun3 half
- 一同 yī tóng ㄧ ㄊㄨㄥˊ jat1 tung4 together
- 一向 yī xiàng ㄧ ㄒㄧㄤˋ jat1 hoeng3 a period of time in the recent past
- 一味 yī wèi ㄧ ㄨㄟˋ jat1 mei6 persistently; stubbornly; blindly
- 一块 一塊 yī kuài ㄧ ㄎㄨㄞˋ jat1 faai3 a piece; a chunk
- 一如 yī rú ㄧ ㄖㄨˊ jat1 jyu4 to be just like
- 一定 yī dìng ㄧ ㄉㄧㄥˋ jat1 ding6 surely; certainly; definitely
- 一带 一帶 yī dài ㄧ ㄉㄞˋ jat1 daai3 region; area
- 一度 yī dù ㄧ ㄉㄨˋ jat1 dou6 for a time
- 一律 yī lǜ ㄧ ㄌㄩˋ jat1 leot6 same; identical
- 一心 yī xīn ㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ jat1 sam1 wholeheartedly
- 一手 yī shǒu ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ jat1 sau2 a skill
- 一旁 yī páng ㄧ ㄆㄤˊ jat1 pong4 aside
- 一旦 yī dàn ㄧ ㄉㄢˋ jat1 daan3 in case (sth happens)
窍 竅
- 窍门 竅門 qiào mén ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄣˊ hiu3 mun4 a trick
- 诀窍 訣竅 jué qiào ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄑㄧㄠˋ kyut3 hiu3 secret
- 七窍 七竅 qī qiào ㄑㄧ ㄑㄧㄠˋ cat1 hiu3 the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth
- 九窍 九竅 jiǔ qiào ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄠˋ gau2 hiu3 nine orifices of the human body (eyes, nostrils, ears, mouth, urethra, anus)
- 心窍 心竅 xīn qiào ㄒㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄠˋ sam1 hiu3 the mind
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- 开窍 開竅 kāi qiào ㄎㄞ ㄑㄧㄠˋ hoi1 hiu3 to get it straight
- 不开窍 不開竅 bù kāi qiào ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄞ ㄑㄧㄠˋ bat1 hoi1 hiu3 unable to understand
- 窍门儿 竅門兒 qiào mén r ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄦ hiu3 mun4 ji4 a trick
- 七窍生烟 七竅生煙 qī qiào shēng yān ㄑㄧ ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄥ ㄧㄢ cat1 hiu3 sang1 jin1 lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
- 财迷心窍 財迷心竅 cái mí xīn qiào ㄘㄞˊ ㄇㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄠˋ coi4 mai4 sam1 hiu3 mad about money (idiom)
- 灵魂出窍 靈魂出竅 líng hún chū qiào ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧㄠˋ ling4 wan4 ceot1 hiu3 out-of-body experience
- 鬼迷心窍 鬼迷心竅 guǐ mí xīn qiào ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄠˋ gwai2 mai4 sam1 hiu3 to be obsessed
不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
通
- 不通 bù tōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥ bat1 tung1 to be obstructed
- 交通 jiāo tōng ㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄨㄥ gaau1 tung1 to be connected
- 卡通 kǎ tōng ㄎㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄥ kaa1 tung1 cartoon (loanword)
- 打通 dǎ tōng ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄥ daa2 tung1 to open access
- 接通 jiē tōng ㄐㄧㄝ ㄊㄨㄥ zip3 tung1 to connect
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- 拨通 撥通 bō tōng ㄅㄛ ㄊㄨㄥ but6 tung1 to get through to sb on the phone
- 普通 pǔ tōng ㄆㄨˇ ㄊㄨㄥ pou2 tung1 common
- 畅通 暢通 chàng tōng ㄔㄤˋ ㄊㄨㄥ coeng3 tung1 unobstructed; unimpeded; free-flowing; smooth
- 流通 liú tōng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄨㄥ lau4 tung1 to circulate; to distribute
- 沟通 溝通 gōu tōng ㄍㄡ ㄊㄨㄥ kau1 tung1 to join; to connect; to link up
- 疏通 shū tōng ㄕㄨ ㄊㄨㄥ so1 tung1 to unblock
- 相通 xiāng tōng ㄒㄧㄤ ㄊㄨㄥ soeng1 tung1 interlinked
- 精通 jīng tōng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄊㄨㄥ zing1 tung1 to be proficient in
- 变通 變通 biàn tōng ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥ bin3 tung1 pragmatic
- 贯通 貫通 guàn tōng ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥ gun3 tung1 to link up
- 通俗 tōng sú ㄊㄨㄥ ㄙㄨˊ tung1 zuk6 common
- 通信 tōng xìn ㄊㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣˋ tung1 seon3 to correspond (by letter, email etc)
- 通告 tōng gào ㄊㄨㄥ ㄍㄠˋ tung1 gou3 to announce; to give notice
- 通报 通報 tōng bào ㄊㄨㄥ ㄅㄠˋ tung1 bou3 to inform
- 通宵 tōng xiāo ㄊㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄠ tung1 siu1 all night
Example sentences
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我 对 對 此 一窍不通 一竅不通 。
It's all Greek to me.
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在 处理 處理 资料 資料 上 ， 他 很 有 天赋 天賦 。 但 编写 編寫 代码 代碼 的话 的話 ， 只能 说 說 一窍不通 一竅不通 。
With data, he's a genius. But with code -- complete numbskull.
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罗素 羅素 是 一个 一個 极 極 出色 的 哲学家 哲學家 ， 可是 他 对日 對日 常 生活 中的 事务 事務 却是 卻是 一窍不通 一竅不通 。
Russell was a brilliant philosopher, but even the simplest practical task was quite beyond him.
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