身 在 福 中 不 知 福

shēn zài fú zhōng bù zhī fúdictionary entry

to live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off

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Original source entry:

身在福中不知福 身在福中不知福 [shen1 zai4 fu2 zhong1 bu4 zhi1 fu2] /to live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off/

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