五音不全

wǔ yīn bù quán

Meaning

tone deaf; unable to sing in tune

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Characters

五wǔfive; surname二音yīnsound, tone, pitch, pronunciation立日不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix一全quánwhole, entire, complete; to preserve入玉

Examples

他不知道他自己五音不全。

Tā bù zhī dào tā zì jǐ wǔ yīn bù quán.

He doesn't realise that he's tone deaf.