一問三不知

lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom) / fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on / complete ignorance

Characters and words in 一問三不知

= y + Ø1
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
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wèn = w + (e)n4
wèn = w + (e)n4
sān = s + an1
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the three no's (abbreviated catchphrase)
to know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end / to know nothing at all
= bu + Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
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not to know / unaware / unknowingly / fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)
zhī = zh + Ø1
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