Meaning of 不辨菽麦
不辨菽麦 means to be so ignorant as not to know beans from wheat; to lack basic practical knowledge. Pronounced bù biàn shū mài.
- to be so ignorant as not to know beans from wheat; to lack basic practical knowledge
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
suī虽
shì是
bó博
shì士
，
què却
lián连
jī基
běn本
de的
nóng农
huó活
dōu都
bù不
dǒng懂
，
zhēn真
shì是
wǔ五
gǔ谷
bù不
fēn分
，
bù不
biàn辨
shū菽
mài麦
。
Despite having a Ph.D., he doesn't even understand basic farm work, truly unable to tell one grain from another, not knowing beans from wheat.
Zhè这
ge个
lǐ理
lùn论
jiā家
zhǐ纸
shàng上
tán谈
bīng兵
kě可
yǐ以
，
yī一
dào到
shí实
jì际
yìng应
yòng用
jiù就
xiǎn显
de得
bù不
biàn辨
shū菽
mài麦
。
This theorist is fine with armchair strategy, but when it comes to practical application, he appears utterly ignorant of the basics.
Xiàn现
dài代
chéng城
shì市
lǐ里
zhǎng长
dà大
de的
hái孩
zi子
，
bù不
biàn辨
shū菽
mài麦
de的
xiàn现
xiàng象
hěn很
cháng常
jiàn见
。
It's quite common for children raised in modern cities to be unable to tell basic crops apart.
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