身在福中不知福
shēn​zài​fú​zhōng​bù​zhī​fú

to be happy but not know it

  • created sense approved 身在福中不知福 · shēn​zài​fú​zhōng​bù​zhī​fú · to be happy but not know it — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    身在福中不知福

    shēn​zài​fú​zhōng​bù​zhī​fú

    to be happy but not know it

    To live in plenty or a happy situation without appreciating how fortunate one is; not to know when one is well off.

    身 (literal) → 身 · shēn · self 在 (literal) → 在 · zài · to be at 福 (literal) → 福 · fú · good fortune 中 (literal) → 中 · zhōng · middle 不知 (literal) → 不知 · bù​zhī · not to know 福 (literal) → 福 · fú · good fortune

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