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一窍不通

yī qiào bù tōng

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
  2. 2. I don't understand a word (idiom)
  3. 3. it's all Greek to me

Child Words of 一窍不通

窍
qiào

hole

不通
bù tōng

to be obstructed

不
bù

no; not so

一
yī

one

通
tòng

classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)