have neither learning nor skill

have neither learning nor skill

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ù Xu é w ú sh í, which means lack of knowledge and insight. It comes from the epitaph of Wang cemetery, where the Privy minister participated in politics, written by Ye Shi of Song Dynasty.

Idiom usage

It refers to a person who has no academic ability

Examples

Emperor Shi Huang's xiajiangnan Xi enumerates Jia Sidao's crime of no monarch, and the officials and people of the Song Dynasty who are not sincerely convinced are the same. Its text says: "the No knowledge, no power. "

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: no learning, no skill

Antonym: erudite and versatile

The origin of Idioms

Ye Shi of Song Dynasty wrote in the inscription of Wang cemetery where the Privy participated in politics: "Zhu Fei, the young minister of Dali, pointed out that Dali temple was the imperial court. "Fei didn't know what his profession was, he didn't know what he was doing," he said

Idiom explanation

Lack of knowledge or insight.