一问三不知 in English yi1 wen4 san1 bu4 zhi1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically absolutely no idea of what's going on
  • complete ignorance

Simplified Characters

一 问 三 不 知

Traditional Characters

一 問 三 不 知

Pinyin

yi1 wen4 san1 bu4 zhi1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 问wen4to ask 三san1surname San 不bu4(negative prefix) 知zhi1to know