Dictionary/一窍不通

一窍不通 一竅不通

yī qiào bù tōng

ㄧ ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥ
Idiom
1lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
2I don't understand a word (idiom)
3it's all Greek to me

Characters

一窍不通

Examples

wǒ我duì对cǐ此yí qiào bù tōng一窍不通。
我对此一窍不通。
It's all Greek to me.
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.