不识时务 in English bu4 shi2 shi2 wu4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to show no understanding of the times (idiomatic expression); cannot adapt to current circumstances
  • not amenable to reason

Simplified Characters

不 识 时 务

Traditional Characters

不 識 時 務

Pinyin

bu4 shi2 shi2 wu4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 识shi2to know 时shi2old variant of 時|时[shi2] 务wu4affair