不识庐山真面目
不识庐山真面目
bù shì Lú shān zhēn miàn mù
lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain; fig. can't see the forest for the trees
Traditional: 不識廬山真面目
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- lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain
- fig. can't see the forest for the trees
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Related Words
真伪莫辨(zhēn wěi mò biàn)— can't judge true or false (idiom); unable to distinguish the genuine from the fake
→知人知面不知心(zhī rén zhī miàn bù zhī xīn)— one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom)
→乔林(qiáo lín)— forest (esp. of tall trees)
→杏林(xìng lín)— forest of apricot trees
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