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不辨菽麦

bùbiànshūmài

Traditional: 不辨菽麥

lit. cannot tell beans from wheat (idiom); fig. ignorant of practical matters

Character Breakdown

不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
辨
biàn
to recognize, to distinguish, to discriminate
HSK 6
菽
shū
legumes
麦
mài
wheat, barley, oats
HSK 5

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