barely know the rudiments(cū tōng wén mò)

barely know the rudiments

The pronunciation is C ū t ō NGW é nm ò, idiom, a little knowledge of writing. It's from xingshihengyan.

Explanation: rough: slight; general: familiar. Wen Mo: refers to writing articles. [source]: the sixth volume of Xing Shi Heng Yan written by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty: "there is a young man, surnamed Wang Mingchen, from Chang'an, who has a little knowledge of the history of calligraphy and is proficient in writing."

Chinese PinYin : cū tōng wén mò