大意失荆州

Traditional: 大意失荊州

dà yi shī Jīng zhōu

Dictionary entry

lit. to lose Jingzhou due to carelessness (idiom)

What does 大意失荆州 mean?

大意失荆州 (dà yi shī Jīng zhōu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to lose Jingzhou due to carelessness (idiom)

2fig. to suffer a major setback due to negligence

Character breakdown

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大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)意yì(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense · (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind 失shīto lose · to miss 荆Jīngan early name for the state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2] · surname Jing 州zhōuprefecture · (old) province

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大意失荆州

dà yi shī Jīng zhōu

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