不明就里 in English bu4 ming2 jiu4 li3 Meaning

Meanings

  • not to understand the situation
  • unaware of the ins and outs

Simplified Characters

不 明 就 里

Traditional Characters

不 明 就 裡

Pinyin

bu4 ming2 jiu4 li3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 明ming2Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) 就jiu4at once 里li3variant of 裡|里[li3]