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不學無術
简 不学无术 · 繁 不學無術Mandarin · pinyin bù xué wú shù
Meanings
- without learning or skills (idiom); ignorant and incompetent
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4–2–2–4 · bu4 xue2 wu2 shu4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
bat1 hok6 mou4 seot6
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bat1 hok6 mou4 seot6
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to be tactless due to the lack of knowledge; without learning or skills; to be not keen on learning anything
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