不识时变 bù shí shí biàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
  2. not amenable to reason

CHARACTERS

不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
识 shí recognize, understand, know
时 shí time, season; era, age, period
变 biàn change, transform, alter; rebel