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batˉ¹sikˉ¹
(不识)
Pinyin
bu4 shi2
Translations
noun
to fail to see; not to know; not to appreciate
noun
not knowing or recognising
batˉ¹sikˉ¹siˎ₄mouˍ₆
(不识时务)
Pinyin
bu4 shi2 shi2 wu4
Translations
noun
not know/understand politics
batˉ¹sikˉ¹ziˉ¹mouˎ₄
(不识之无)
Pinyin
bu4 shi4 (TW) / shi2 (PRC) zhi1 wu2
Translations
noun
totally illiterate; uneducated
batˉ¹sikˉ¹soeng˗₃
(不识相)
Pinyin
bu4 shi2 xiang4
Translations
noun
not tactful, not knowing how to avoid embarrassments (i.e., ignorant of how to save face)
jatˉ¹ziˍ₆batˉ¹sikˉ¹
(一字不识)
Pinyin
yi1 zi4 bu4 shi4 (TW) / shi2 (PRC)
Translations
noun
illiterate; unable to read even on character (word)
mukˍ₆batˉ¹sikˉ¹dingˉ¹
(目不识丁)
Pinyin
mu4 bu4 shi4 (TW) / shi2 (PRC) ding1
Translations
noun
illiterate; unable to even recognize the character 丁; also 不識一丁;目不識字; 一丁不識; 一字不識
jauˏ₅ngaanˏ₅batˉ¹sikˉ¹taai˗₃saanˉ¹
(有眼不识泰山)
Pinyin
you3 yan3 bu4 shi2 tai4 shan1
Translations
noun
entertain an angel unawares
batˉ¹sikˉ¹toiˎ₄geoiˊ²
(不识抬举)
Pinyin
bu4 shi2 tai2 ju3
Translations
noun
fail to appreciate sb's kindness; not know how to appreciate favors
batˉ¹sikˉ¹daaiˍ₆taiˊ²
(不识大体)
Pinyin
bu4 shi2 da4 ti3
Translations
noun
fail to see the larger issues; ignore the general interest