身在福中不知福 shēn zài fú zhōng bù zhī fú

not know you are well-off; take luck for granted

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off

Characters

Character Meaning
body; oneself; personally
(located) at; (to be) in
good fortune; luck; happiness
in; within; middle
not; no; (negative prefix)
to know; to be aware
good fortune; luck; happiness