不知好歹

bù zhī hǎo dǎi

Dictionary entry

unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)

What does 不知好歹 mean?

不知好歹 (bù zhī hǎo dǎi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)

2not to know what's good for one

3unable to recognize others' good intentions

Character breakdown

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-知zhīto know · to be aware 好hǎogood · appropriate; proper 歹dǎibad · wicked

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不知好歹

bù zhī hǎo dǎi

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