bù​fēn​shàng​xià

to not know one's place

  1. adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  2. to distinguish
    to distinguish; to differentiate; to discriminate
  3. shàng adjectivenoun
    upper
    top; higher; superior; better; used to describe something in a higher position or rank
  4. inferior
    lower in rank, quality, or grade