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狗屁不通

gǒu pì bù tōngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) (of writing, speech etc) incoherent / nonsensical
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-546ed61034e00738. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

狗屁不通 狗屁不通 [gou3 pi4 bu4 tong1] /(idiom) (of writing, speech etc) incoherent; nonsensical/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 狗
  • 屁
    pì

    fart / flatulence / nonsense / (usu. in the negative) what / (not) a damn thing

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 通
    tōng

    to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc

    tòng

    classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.