一窍不通 / 一竅不通
yī qiào bù tōng
Meaning
- literally doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
- I don't understand a word (idiom)
- it's all Greek to me
Example sentences
有些人靠钞能力买名车，但真正的驾驶技术却一窍不通。
有些人靠鈔能力買名車，但真正的駕駛技術卻一竅不通。
yǒu xiē rén kào chāo néng lì mǎi míng chē， dàn zhēn zhèng de jià shǐ jì shù què yī qiào bù tōng。
Some people can buy luxury cars with their money, but they know nothing about actual driving skills.
我对此一窍不通。
我對此一竅不通。
wǒ duì cǐ yī qiào bù tōng。
I know absolutely nothing about this.
罗素是一个极出色的哲学家，可是他对日常生活中的事务却是一窍不通。
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。
luó sù shì yí gè jí chū sè de zhé xué jiā， kě shì tā duì rì cháng shēng huó zhōng de shì wù què shì yī qiào bù tōng。
Bertrand Russell was an exceptionally brilliant philosopher, yet he was completely ignorant of everyday matters.