一竅不通

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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

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

Written Forms

一竅不通Traditional · Main Form
一窍不通Alternate Form

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