一字不識

简 一字不识 · 繁 一字不識
Mandarin · pinyin yī zì bù shí

Meanings

  1. totally illiterate
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一
yī · one; a, an; alone
字
zì · letter, character, word
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
識
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识
shí · shì · recognize, understand, know
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1–4–4–2 · yi1 zi4 bu4 shi2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jat1 zi6 bat1 sik1

Cantonese word readings for 一字不識. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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jat1 zi6 bat1 sik1

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