不知好歹 in English bu4 zhi1 hao3 dai3 Meaning

Meanings

  • unable to differentiate good from bad (idiomatic expression)
  • not to know what's good for one
  • unable to recognize others' good intentions

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Pinyin

bu4 zhi1 hao3 dai3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

bu4(negative prefix) zhi1to know hao3good dai3bad