有 眼 不 识 泰 山

yǒu yǎn bù shí Tài Shāndictionary entry

lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom) / fig. to fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent / to be blind to the fact

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

有眼不識泰山 有眼不识泰山 [you3 yan3 bu4 shi2 Tai4 Shan1] /lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom)/fig. to fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent/to be blind to the fact/

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Other forms in these source records: 有眼不識泰山

有
yǒu
to have / there is / (bound form) having / with / -ful / -ed / -al (as in 有意[yǒu yì] intentional)
眼
yǎn
eye (CL:隻|只[zhī],雙|双[shuāng]) / (often used with 一[yī]) a look / a glance / small hole / (bound form) salient point / classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc
不
bù
no / not so / (bound form) not / un-
识
shí
to know / knowledge / Taiwan pr. [shì]
zhì
to record / to write a footnote
泰
tài
safe / peaceful / most / grand
Tài
Mt Tai 泰山[Tài Shān] in Shandong / abbr. for Thailand
山
shān
mountain / hill (CL:座[zuò]) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
Shān
surname Shan

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