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一問三不知
简 一问三不知 · 繁 一問三不知Mandarin · pinyin yī wèn sān bù zhī
Meanings
- lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
- fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
- complete ignorance
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1–4–1–4–1 · yi1 wen4 san1 bu4 zhi1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
jat1 man6 saam1 bat1 zi1
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jat1 man6 saam1 bat1 zi1
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to answer “no idea” to every question; to have absolutely no idea of what is going on, or pretend to be unaware; completely ignorant
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