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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 in Cantonese

mukˍ₆目batˉ¹不sikˉ¹識dingˉ¹丁
简 目不识丁
Mandarin Pinyin: mu4 bu4 shi4 (TW) / shi2 (PRC) ding1

Meaning of 目不識丁

nounilliterate; unable to even recognize the character 丁; also 不識一丁;目不識字; 一丁不識; 一字不識

Characters in 目不識丁

目muk6
look; regard; see
不bat1
not; no; un-
識sik1
know; recognize; discern
丁ding1
male adult; male member of family

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