不识庐山真面目

不識廬山真面目
bùshílúshānzhēnmiànmù
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 unable to recognize Mount Lu's true face
  2. 2 to fail to grasp the true nature of something
  3. 3 iconic line by Su Shi on perspective

Examples

Bù shí Lú Shān zhēn miànmù, zhǐ yuán shēn zài cǐ shān zhōng — dāngjú zhě mí.
Not seeing Lu Shan's true face, only because I'm in it — the one inside is always confused.
Tā duì gōngsī de wèntí bù shí Lú Shān zhēn miànmù, xūyào wàibù gùwèn.
He can't see the company's problems clearly — they need an outside consultant.

In Pop Culture

Lú Shān
Mount Lu
Famous mountain in Jiangxi, UNESCO World Heritage site and subject of countless classical poems.

Stroke Order

shí
shān
zhēn
miàn