一問三不知 (jat1 man6 saam1 bat1 zi1) — ask a person about something and he will tell you that there are actually three things he doesn't know anything about (said of people who do not wish to give out information or cooperate) in Cantonese

jatˉ¹manˍ₆saamˉ¹batˉ¹ziˉ¹
一问三不知
Mandarin Pinyin: yi1 wen4 san1 bu4 zhi1

Meaning of 一問三不知

nounask a person about something and he will tell you that there are actually three things he doesn't know anything about (said of people who do not wish to give out information or cooperate)

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