擀面杖吹火，一窍不通擀麵杖吹火，一竅不通擀麪杖吹火，一竅不通

blowing on a fire through a rolling pin: not a single hole goes through

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Knowing absolutely nothing about a subject. Mocking or self-deprecating.
Wordplay: 窍 (qiào) means both a hole and a knack or understanding; a solid rolling pin has no hole for air, just as the person has no understanding.

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Simplified: 擀面杖吹火，一窍不通
Traditional (Taiwan): 擀麵杖吹火，一竅不通
Traditional (Hong Kong): 擀麪杖吹火，一竅不通
Pinyin: gǎnmiànzhàng chuīhuǒ, yíqiàobùtōng
Bopomofo: ㄍㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ ㄔㄨㄟㄏㄨㄛˇ，ㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥ

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