不学无术

nà gū niang jué fēi bù xué wú shù zhě

那姑娘绝非不学无术者。

The girl was no ignoramus.

nǔ lì xué xí fǒu zé nǐ huì shì gè bù xué wú shù de rén

努力学习，否则你会是个不学无术的人。

Study hard, or you'll be an uneducated man.

zhè jiù shì xǔ duō bù xué wú shù zhī tú dēng táng rù shì dāng xuǎn yì yuán de yuán yīn

这就是许多不学无术之徒登堂入室，当选议员的原因。

This is one sure way of electing ignorant and incompetent men as senators.