不識 (bat1 sik1) — to fail to see; not to know; not to appreciate in Cantonese
batˉ¹不sikˉ¹識简 不识
Mandarin Pinyin: bu4 shi2
Meaning of 不識
nounto fail to see; not to know; not to appreciate
nounnot knowing or recognising
Example Sentences with 不識
ngoˏ₅我mˎ₄唔sikˉ¹識gaaiˊ²解daat6.答。
I don't know how to answer.
Characters in 不識
Words Containing 不識
不識時務bat1 sik1 si4 mou6
not know/understand politics
不識之無bat1 sik1 zi1 mou4
totally illiterate; uneducated
目不識丁muk6 bat1 sik1 ding1
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
不識大體bat1 sik1 daai6 tai2
fail to see the larger issues; ignore the general interest
有眼不識泰山jau5 ngaan5 bat1 sik1 taai3 saan1
entertain an angel unawares
一字不識jat1 zi6 bat1 sik1
illiterate; unable to read even on character (word)
不識相bat1 sik1 soeng3
not tactful, not knowing how to avoid embarrassments (i.e., ignorant of how to save face)
不識抬舉bat1 sik1 toi4 geoi2
fail to appreciate sb's kindness; not know how to appreciate favors
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