| 釋義 |
不辨菽麥bù biàn shū màibe unable to tell beans from wheat—have no knowledge of practical matters;cannot distinguish (/tell) beans from wheat; not know pulse from corn
? 周子有兄而無慧，不能辨菽麥，故不可立。(《左傳·成十八年》) Zhouzi had a brother who was devoid of intelligence,so that he could not distinguish beans from wheat,and consequently,could not be made marquis.
? 兒漸長，魁梧可愛。然性絕癡，五六歲尚～，言語蹇澀。(蒲松齡《聊齋志異·珠兒》194) This boy grew up to be a fine manly fellow,though so extremely stupid that when five or six years old he didn’t know pulse from corn,and could hardly talk plainly. 不辨菽麥bù biàn shū mài菽：豆類。分不清豆子和麥子。形容愚昧無知。have no knowledge of practical matters, not know chalk from cheese |