一窍不通

一窍不通一竅不通 qiào 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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Example sentences

  • 我对此一窍不通。 It's all Greek to me.
  • 在处理资料上,他很有天赋。但编写代码的话,只能说一窍不通。 With data, he's a genius. But with code -- complete numbskull.
  • 羅素是一個極出色的哲學家,可是他對日常生活中的事務卻是一竅不通。 Russell was a brilliant philosopher, but even the simplest practical task was quite beyond him.

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