一竅不通
simp一窍不通jat1 hiu3 bat1 tung1jat1 kiu3 bat1 tung1yī qiào bù tōng
English
- lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
- I don't understand a word (idiom)
- it's all Greek to me
- to be utterly ignorant of; to know nothing about a particular matter
粵語 — Cantonese
- 對某啲事情完全唔識
Examples
我对此一窍不通。
It's all Greek to me.
Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY
薩米對管理一竅不通。
Sami doesn't know anything about management.
Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY
在处理资料上,他很有天赋。但编写代码的话,只能说一窍不通。
With data, he's a genius. But with code -- complete numbskull.
Tatoeba · maina CC BY
羅素是一個極出色的哲學家,可是他對日常生活中的事務卻是一竅不通。
Russell was a brilliant philosopher, but even the simplest practical task was quite beyond him.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
我讀文學嘅,對機械嘅嘢一竅不通。
I study literature and I know nothing about mechanics.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk