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不知天高地厚
Mandarin · pinyin bù zhī tiān gāo dì hòu
Meanings
- not to know the immensity of heaven and earth
- an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities
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4–1–1–1–4–4 · bu4 zhi1 tian1 gao1 di4 hou4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
bat1 zi1 tin1 gou1 dei6 hau5
Cantonese word readings for 不知天高地厚. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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bat1 zi1 tin1 gou1 dei6 hau5
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- (idiomatic) to have an exaggerated opinion of one's abilities; to think one knows everything; to be ignorant
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