不识大体

Traditional: 不識大體

bù shí dà tǐ

Dictionary entry

to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)

What does 不识大体 mean?

不识大体 (bù shí dà tǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)

2to fail to grasp the big picture

Character breakdown

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-识shíto know · knowledge 大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)体tīused in 體己|体己[ti1 ji5] · Taiwan pr. [ti3]

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How to pronounce 不识大体

不识大体

bù shí dà tǐ

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