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不識泰山

简 不识泰山 · 繁 不識泰山
Mandarin · pinyin bù shí Tài Shān

Meanings

  1. can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
識
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泰
tài · great, exalted, superior; big; hexagram ䷊
山
shān · mountain, hill, peak
识
shí · shì · recognize, understand, know
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4–2–4–1 · bu4 shi2 Tai4 Shan1

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bat1 sik1 taai3 saan1

Cantonese word readings for 不識泰山. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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bat1 sik1 taai3 saan1

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不識泰山 · bu4 shi2 Tai4 Shan1
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Exact source record不識泰山 不识泰山 [bu4 shi2 Tai4 Shan1] /can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person/