目不识丁 mù bù shí dīng

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

目 mù
HSK 3
eye; look, see; division, topic
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
识 shí
HSK 1
recognize, understand, know
丁 dīng
HSK 6
male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem