大意失荆州 dà yi shī jīng zhōu

DEFINITIONS

  1. to lose Jingzhou due to carelessness (idiom)
  2. to suffer a major setback due to negligence

CHARACTERS

大 dà
HSK 1
big, great, vast, large, high
意 yi
HSK 2
thought, idea, opinion; think
失 shī
HSK 4
lose; make mistake, neglect
荆 jīng thorns; brambles; my wife; cane
州 zhōu
HSK 6
administrative division, state