四體不勤，五穀不分
sì​tǐ​bù​qín​wǔ​gǔ​bù​fēn

to be out of touch with reality

  • created sense approved 四体不勤，五谷不分/四體不勤，五穀不分 · sì​tǐ​bù​qín​wǔ​gǔ​bù​fēn · to be out of touch with reality — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    四体不勤，五谷不分 / 四體不勤，五穀不分

    sì​tǐ​bù​qín​wǔ​gǔ​bù​fēn

    to be out of touch with reality

    literally meaning one who does not work with their limbs and cannot distinguish between different types of grain; describes someone who is lazy, out of touch with physical labor, or lacks basic life skills and practical knowledge

    四体 (literal) → 四体/四體 · sì​tǐ · limbs 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 勤 (literal) → 勤 · qín · diligent ， (non_chinese) 五谷 (literal) → 五谷/五穀 · wǔ​gǔ · five cereals 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 分 (literal) → 分 · fēn · to distinguish

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

    created sense