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不見森林

bat1 gin3 sam1 lam4

bu4 jian4 sen1 lin2

fail to see the wood for the trees

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

不見森林

This word was added by bybell on 11th Feb 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
見 gin3 jin6 jian4 - see, observe; visit
森 sam1 sen1 - forest
林 lam4 lin2 - forest; grove

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