大意失荊州 dà yi shī jīng zhōu

to suffer a major setback due to negligence

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
big; large; great
meaning; idea; thought
to lose; to miss; to fail
ancient Chu; thorny bush
state (e.g. of US); prefecture