bù​fēn​shàng​xià

to not know one's place

  • created sense approved 不分上下 · bù​fēn​shàng​xià · to not know one's place — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不分上下

    bù​fēn​shàng​xià

    to not know one's place

    to fail to show proper respect to one's elders or superiors; to lack a sense of social hierarchy

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 分 (literal) → 分 · fēn · to distinguish 上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · upper 下 (literal) → 下 · xià · inferior

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 不分上下 · bù​fēn​shàng​xià · evenly matched — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不分上下

    bù​fēn​shàng​xià

    evenly matched

    equally matched; on a par with each other; of roughly equal quality, strength, or skill

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 分 (literal) → 分 · fēn · to distinguish 上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · upper 下 (literal) → 下 · xià · inferior

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense