有眼不识泰山 in English you3 yan3 bu4 shi2 Tai4 Shan1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to fail to recognize somebody important or somebody's great talent
  • to be blind to the fact

Simplified Characters

有 眼 不 识 泰 山

Traditional Characters

有 眼 不 識 泰 山

Pinyin

you3 yan3 bu4 shi2 Tai4 Shan1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

有you3to have 眼yan3eye 不bu4(negative prefix) 识shi2to know 泰tai4Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong 山shan1surname Shan