不知好歹
bù​zhī​hǎo​dǎi

to not know what is best for oneself

  • created reference approved 不知好歹 → 不识好歹/不識好歹 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不知好歹 bù​zhī​hǎo​dǎi

    不识好歹 / 不識好歹 bù​shí​hǎo​dǎi

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 不知好歹 · bù​zhī​hǎo​dǎi · to not know what is best for oneself — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不知好歹

    bù​zhī​hǎo​dǎi

    to not know what is best for oneself

    unable to differentiate good from bad; failing to recognize or appreciate someone's good intentions

    不知 (literal) → 不知 · bù​zhī · not to know 好歹 (literal) → 好歹 · hǎo​dǎi · good and bad

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

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