身在福中不知福

shēn zài fú zhōng bù zhī fú

Dictionary entry

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

What does 身在福中不知福 mean?

身在福中不知福 (shēn zài fú zhōng bù zhī fú) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

Character breakdown

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身shēnbody · life 在zàito exist; to be alive · (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 福Fúsurname Fu · abbr. for Fujian province 福建省[Fu2 jian4 Sheng3]中Zhōng(bound form) China; Chinese · surname Zhong 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-知zhīto know · to be aware

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身在福中不知福

shēn zài fú zhōng bù zhī fú

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