DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
not to know the immensity of heaven and earth / an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilitiesSources & editorial notes
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Original source entry:
不知天高地厚 不知天高地厚 [bu4 zhi1 tian1 gao1 di4 hou4] /not to know the immensity of heaven and earth/an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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