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不識一丁

简不识一丁 · 繁不識一丁

Mandarin · pinyin bù shí yī dīng

total illiterate
unable to read the simplest characters

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
丁: dīng · male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem
识: shí · shì · recognize, understand, know

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4–2–1–1 · bu4 shi2 yi1 ding1

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