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Illiterate, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m ù B ù sh í sh ū, meaning read little or no books, not very literate or illiterate. It comes from Sima Guang's Wushui Ji Wen in Song Dynasty.
Analysis of Idioms
Antonym: Xuefu wuche
Idiom usage
It is up to the staff to seize everything. The 40th chapter of CAI Dongfan's the romance of northern and Southern History
The origin of Idioms
[source] Volume 16 of Su Shui Ji Wen written by Sima Guang of Song Dynasty: "Li shining, a native of Pengzhou, said to himself that he learned many tricks, was good at acting skillfully, was illiterate, and was able to write poems orally. He was quite talented."
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hit the target every time without a miss - dàn wú xū fā
pass on the ancient culture without adding anything new to it - shù ér bù zuò
price oneself out of the market - màn tiān jiào jià
gain victory with unstained swords - bīng wèi xuě rèn
children and grandchildren get official rank - lán guì qí fāng
one 's schemes are poor and his strength is exhausted - jì qióng lì qū
there is not a single miss in a hundred tries - bǎi bù shī yī