not know a single word(mù bù shí shū)

not know a single word

Illiterate, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m ù B ù sh í sh ū, meaning read little or no books, not very literate or illiterate. It comes from Sima Guang's Wushui Ji Wen in Song Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

Antonym: Xuefu wuche

Idiom usage

It is up to the staff to seize everything. The 40th chapter of CAI Dongfan's the romance of northern and Southern History

The origin of Idioms

[source] Volume 16 of Su Shui Ji Wen written by Sima Guang of Song Dynasty: "Li shining, a native of Pengzhou, said to himself that he learned many tricks, was good at acting skillfully, was illiterate, and was able to write poems orally. He was quite talented."

Chinese PinYin : mù bù shí shū