不識一丁

不识一丁
bùshíyīdīng
  1. total illiterate
  2. unable to read the simplest characters

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 不識 bùshí
  1. (literary) to fail to see; not to know; not to appreciate
  2. to fail to see; not to know; not to appreciate
2 一 yī
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
3 丁 dīng
  1. male adult
  2. the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干 tiāngān
  3. fourth (used like "4" or "D")
  4. small cube of meat or vegetable
  5. (literary) to encounter
  6. (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°
  7. (chemistry) butyl