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不辨菽麥

bat1 bin6 suk6 mak6

bu4 bian4 shu1 mai4

be unable to tell beans from wheat - have no knowledge of practical matters

Level: 3
This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

不辨菽麥

This word was added by bybell on 2nd Jul 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
辨 bin6 bian4 - differentiate; distinguish
菽 suk6 suk1 shu2 jiao1 shu1 - beans and peas collectively; a general term fo
麥 mak6 maak6 mai4 mo4 - [1] [n] wheat; barley; oats [2] a Chinese

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