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不知天高地厚

bat1 zi1 tin1 gou1 dei6 hau5

bu4 zhi1 tian1 gao1 di4 hou4

not know the immensity of heaven and earth - have an exaggerated opinion of one's abilities

Level: 3
This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

不知天高地厚

This word was added by bybell on 19th Feb 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
知 zi1 zi3 zhi1 {zhi4} - know, understand, comprehend
天 tin1 tian1 - sky, heaven
高 gou1 gao1 gao4 - tall, high
地 dei6 dei6*2 dei2 di4 de5 de1 - earth; land; soil
厚 hau5 hou4 - thick; thickness; deep friendship

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