不知利害
bù​zhī​lì​hài

to not know what is good for oneself

  • created reference approved 不知利害 → 不知好歹 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不知利害 bù​zhī​lì​hài

    不知好歹 bù​zhī​hǎo​dǎi

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 不知利害 · bù​zhī​lì​hài · to not know what is good for oneself — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不知利害

    bù​zhī​lì​hài

    to not know what is good for oneself

    unable to differentiate good from bad or serious from trivial; to be unable to recognize others' good intentions or the danger of a situation

    不知 (literal) → 不知 · bù​zhī · not to know 利害 (literal) → 利害 · lì​hài · pros and cons

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

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