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不识泰山

bù shí Tài Shāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom) / fig. not to recognize a famous person
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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.

Source record: cd-57569aae3022d133. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

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/

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Other forms in these source records: 不識泰山

  • 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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