「不知天高地厚 / 不知地厚天高」
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| Individual Character Meaning: |
不 no; negator; not 知 to know; knowledge; to realise; to understand; to inform 天 sky; day; 24 hours 高 tall; height; elevated; high in magnitude; (of age) old 地 land; -ly; ground; field; floor; place; locality; area 厚 thick; (of gift) large; generous |
| Part of Speech: | expression |
| Explanation: |
to have an exaggerated view of one's own abilities; literally: not to know the immensity of heaven and earth
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