不知进退
不知进退
bù zhī jìn tuì
not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
idiom
Traditional: 不知進退
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- (idiom) not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
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Related Words
一无所知(yī wú suǒ zhī)— not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
→不知轻重(bù zhī qīng zhòng)— lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things
→进退(jìn tuì)— to advance or retreat
→一人得道，鸡犬升天(yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān)— lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
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