不识庐山真面目 in English bu4 shi4 Lu2 shan1 zhen1 mian4 mu4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain
  • metaphorically can't see the forest for the trees

Simplified Characters

不 识 庐 山 真 面 目

Traditional Characters

不 識 廬 山 真 面 目

Pinyin

bu4 shi4 Lu2 shan1 zhen1 mian4 mu4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 识shi2to know 庐lu2hut 山shan1surname Shan 真zhen1really 面mian4face 目mu4eye