illiterate(bù shí zhī wú)

illiterate

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ù sh í zh ī w ú, meaning "even the word" Zhi "and" Wu ". It describes people who are illiterate and have a low level of education. From Yu Yuan Jiu Shu.

The origin of Idioms

According to Yu Yuan Jiu Shu written by Bai Juyi of Tang Dynasty, "when a servant was born in June and July, his nursing mother held him under the screen of the book, and there were the words" Wu "and" Zhi "to show the servant. Although the servant could not speak, his heart was tacit."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: illiterate antonym: Xuefu wuche

Idiom usage

It can be used as predicate and attributive. Example in the ruins, it is written about an ignorant carpenter who loves to beat his wife and let him beat him; if he has no place to vent his anger, she will let him vent. Preface to selected works of Li Guangtian by Li Jianwu

Idiom story

In the Tang Dynasty, Bai Juyi, a great poet, was very clever since he was a child. According to the new book of Tang Dynasty, he was able to identify the word "Zhiwu" in the seventh month of his life, and his nursing mother was not bad at all. His letter to Yuan Zhen confirmed: "when you were born in June and July, your nursing mother held you under the screen of the book, pointing to the words" Wu "and" Zhi ". Although you can't speak, your heart is tacit."

Chinese PinYin : bù shí zhī wú