not know a single word
Illiterate, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m ù B ù sh í D ī ng, meaning that even the most common word "Ding" is not known. I don't know a word about it. It comes from the biography of Zhang Hongjing in the old book of Tang Dynasty.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: no words in mind, no knowledge Antonyms: learning rich, full of experience
The origin of Idioms
"There's nothing wrong today. You've got two stone bows. It's better to know a character," says Zhang Hongjing in the old book of Tang Dynasty
Idiom usage
If your mother wants to marry you to a popular businessman, or a middle-aged bureaucrat, or a rich boy, don't you resist? Ba Jin's family 25
not know a single word
prey upon one 's country and injure the people - dù zhèng hài mín
people without sorrow and anxiety - xī huáng shàng rén