有眼不識泰山 yǒu yǎn bù shí tài shān

fig. to fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. to fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent
  2. 2. to be blind to the fact
  3. 3. lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are
眼 yǎn HSK 2
eye; crux (of a matter); small hole
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
識 shí
to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. shì
泰 tài HSK 6
peaceful; safe; grand
山 shān HSK 3
mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain