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一問三不知
一
一
yī
问
問
wèn
三
三
sān
不
不
bù
知
知
zhī
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
一
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yī
=
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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问
問
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wèn
=
w
+
(e)n4
to ask / to inquire
Add a new mnemonic for 问 = 口 + 门
Add a new mnemonic for 問 = 門 + 口
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问
問
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wèn
=
w
+
(e)n4
to ask; to inquire
Add a new mnemonic for 问 = 口 + 门
Add a new mnemonic for 問 = 門 + 口
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三
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sān
=
s
+
an1
three / 3
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三
sān
不
bù
the three no's (abbreviated catchphrase)
三
sān
不
bù
知
zhī
to know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end / to know nothing at all
不
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bù
=
bu
+
Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
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不
bù
知
zhī
not to know / unaware / unknowingly / fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)
知
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zhī
=
zh
+
Ø1
to know / to be aware
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