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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

HSK 6
他对公司的问题不识庐山真面目，需要外部顾问。
Tā duì gōngsī de wèntí bùshílúshānzhēnmiànmù, xūyào wàibù gùwèn.
He can't see the company's problems clearly. They need an outside consultant.
HSK 7-9
不识庐山真面目，只缘身在此山中，当局者迷。
Bùshílúshānzhēnmiànmù, zhǐyuánshēnzàicǐshānzhōng, dāngjú zhě mí.
Not seeing Lu Shan's true face, only because I'm in it. The one inside is always confused.

In Pop Culture

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

Stroke Order

不 bù
识 shí
庐 lú
山 shān
真 zhēn
面 miàn
目 mù