目不识丁 mù bù shí dīng — not know a single character; completely illiterate

目不识丁
mù bù shí dīng

Characters: 目 · 不 · 识 · 丁

Definitions

  1. not know a single character; completely illiterate

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. lit. the eye cannot recognize the letter T (idiom)
  2. totally illiterate

ExtDict

  1. 连最普通的“丁”字也不认识。形容一个字也不认得。

Examples

  • 他幼年失学，目不识丁。

    He left school young and was completely illiterate.

  • 如今山区目不识丁的人已很少。

    Today, totally illiterate people are rare in the mountains.