粵

一jat1竅hiu3不bat1通tung1

simp一窍不通
jat1 hiu3 bat1 tung1jat1 kiu3 bat1 tung1yī qiào bù tōng

English

  1. lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
  2. I don't understand a word (idiom)
  3. it's all Greek to me
  4. to be utterly ignorant of; to know nothing about a particular matter

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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