有眼不識泰山

Chinese
 
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 eye to fail to see; not to know; not to appreciate Mount Tai
trad. (有眼不識泰山) 有 眼 不識 泰山
simp. (有眼不识泰山) 有 眼 不识 泰山
Literally: “to have eyes but fail to recognize Mount Tai”.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yǒu yǎn bù shí Tàishān, yǒu yǎn bù shì Tàishān
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ, ㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): jau5 ngaan5 bat1 sik1 taai3 saan1

Idiom

有眼不識泰山

  1. to fail to recognize someone important or someone's great talent; to be blind to the fact

See also
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