一窍不通 in English yi1 qiao4 bu4 tong1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
  • I don't understand a word (idiomatic expression)
  • it's all Greek to me

Simplified Characters

一 窍 不 通

Traditional Characters

一 竅 不 通

Pinyin

yi1 qiao4 bu4 tong1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 窍qiao4hole 不bu4(negative prefix) 通tong1to go through