不识好歹
bù​shí​hǎo​dǎi

to not know what's best for one

  • created sense approved 不识好歹/不識好歹 · bù​shí​hǎo​dǎi · to not know what's best for one — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不识好歹 / 不識好歹

    bù​shí​hǎo​dǎi

    to not know what's best for one

    unable to tell good from bad; undiscriminating or ungrateful. Used to describe someone who cannot distinguish right from wrong, or who fails to appreciate someone's good intentions or the seriousness of a situation.

    bù​shì​hǎo​dǎi

    不识 (literal) → 不识/不識 · bù​shí · to be ignorant of 好歹 (literal) → 好歹 · hǎo​dǎi · good and bad

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

    created sense