illiterate(bù shí yī dīng)

illiterate

It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is B ù sh í y ī D ī ng, which means you don't know a word. It comes from the biography of Zhang Hongjing in the old book of Tang Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] illiterate [antonym] Xuefu wuche [rhyme] biting the gall, seeking the west, enriching the country and strengthening the army, holding one's breath, famous officials and great ministers, absurdity, destruction and clearance, the sound of string songs, crooked mouth reading evil classics, destruction and clearance

The origin of Idioms

"The old book of Tang, biography of Zhang Hongjing:" there is nothing wrong in the world. If you hold two stone bows, it's better to know a character. "

Idioms and allusions

Allusion 1

Once upon a time, there was a rich man surnamed Ding. Because he didn't know a few big characters, he suffered a lot because he couldn't read them. Therefore, he hoped that his son would know more. But his son is not fighting, changed a few teachers, also did not learn a word. In a hurry, Mr. Ding posted a list saying that if he could teach his son one word, he would be rewarded with ten liang of silver. a poor scholar passed by and read the list. He came forward to uncover the list and became a teacher in the Ding family. The scholar began to teach the simplest Chinese characters, but young master Ding learned the new and forgot the old, but he just couldn't remember them. He was so anxious that he turned around, resentful and angry. So he thought of master Ding's surname, that is, Ding, which is simple and easy to remember. He wrote a word "Ding" and said to master Ding: "the word" Ding "is horizontal and vertical. You say it again Master Ding learned to say it again, but he didn't know what a hook was. The scholar led the young master to read it repeatedly until he was thirsty. The scholar asked young master Ding, "what does this word read?" Young master Ding said, "Ding." The scholar was very happy and finally taught a word. The next day, Mr. Ding wanted to test his son to see how many words he had learned. The scholar was afraid that the young master would forget. He asked, "the word" Ding "in your surname is a horizontal hook and a vertical hook." Afraid of forgetting to be blamed, the young master recited the word "Ding" in his heart. The scholar wrote down the word "Ding" and said, "young master, read this word to the master quickly!" Young master Ding looked at the word "Ding" in a daze. Although he didn't know a few words, he still knew the word "Ding". Seeing that his son couldn't read it, he was very anxious, so he wanted to give a hint. He said, "what's your family name?" Young master Ding blurted out: "our family name is a horizontal hook and a vertical hook." When Ding Caizhu heard this, he was very angry and scolded: "asshole, you don't recognize the character, how can you not even recognize the character" Ding "of your surname?" When the scholar saw that young master Ding was a fool, he wasted all his efforts and left immediately.

Allusion 2

Wei Yong and Zhang zonghou, the generals of Zhang Hongjing, the governor of Youzhou in the Tang Dynasty, often drank together. At that time, the world was peaceful, there was no war at the border, and these soldiers had nothing to do. They sighed: "now the world is peaceful. It's better to practice martial arts than writing. If you can pull a bow full of two stones, it's better to know a word.". It evolved from the close relationship between "Ge" and "Ding".

Idiom usage

It is used as predicate and attributive to describe the low level of education. However, there is no such book in ancient times, which is really a little ignorant. Ping Buqing's Xia Wai Xie (Volume 7) in Qing Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : bù shí yī dīng