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庐山真面目
lú​shān​zhēn​miàn​mù

the truth about something

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 不识庐山真面目 bù​shí​lú​shān​zhēn​miàn​mù can't see the forest for the trees
    Literally "not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain"; an idiom used to describe being unable to see the whole truth or the objective reality of a situation because one is too involved in it.