一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng
to know nothing whatever about something
Character by character
一yī
one
one
窍qiào
opening
opening
不bù
not
not
通tōng
clear
clear
Example
我对粤语一窍不通。
I know absolutely nothing about Cantonese.
Tone: negative (criticism).
Usage and origin
Usually 对…一窍不通.
Learn this in Lesson 34 · HSK 5–6: 方言与普通话 (Dialects and the standard language)
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