EPISODE · Jun 2, 2026 · 2 MIN
目不识丁 (mù bù shí dīng)
from 每天成语|Chinese Idioms in Stories · host 每天成语
📖 Today's 成语: 目不识丁 (mù bù shí dīng) Meaning: Not knowing even the simplest character (completely illiterate) Summary: The idiom 目不识丁 (mù bù shí dīng) is used to describe total illiteracy. By highlighting an inability to recognize 丁 (dīng)—a character with only two strokes—it emphasizes a profound lack of basic education. Historically, it arose in a society that began to value scholarship over raw physical strength. In modern contexts, it can also be used metaphorically to describe being completely ignorant of a specific field of knowledge. Read the full transcript with multilingual translations, meaning/usage notes, examples, and cultural context:目不识丁 (mù bù shí dīng) | 每天成语
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📖 Today's 成语: 目不识丁 (mù bù shí dīng) Meaning: Not knowing even the simplest character (completely illiterate) Summary: The idiom 目不识丁 (mù bù shí dīng) is used to describe total illiteracy. By highlighting an inability to recognize 丁 (dīng)—a character with only two strokes—it emphasizes a profound lack of basic education. Historically, it arose in a society that began to value scholarship over raw physical strength. In modern contexts, it can also be used metaphorically to describe being com...
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