不識相
bù​shí​xiàng

to lack tact

  • created sense approved 不识相/不識相 · bù​shí​xiàng · to lack tact — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不识相 / 不識相

    bù​shí​xiàng

    to lack tact

    To be insensitive to the situation; to fail to understand how to behave appropriately or when to stop, often by not knowing how to read the room or the attitudes of others.

    bù​shì​xiàng

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 识相 (literal) → 识相/識相 · shí​xiàng · to be sensible

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    created sense