有眼不識泰山 yǒu yǎn bù shí tài shān

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

有 yǒu
HSK 1
have, own, possess; exist
眼 yǎn
HSK 2
eye; eyelet, hole, opening
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
識 shí recognize, understand, know
泰 tài
HSK 6
great, exalted, superior; big
山 shān
HSK 3
mountain, hill, peak