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as high as the heavens and as deep as the earth; the vastness of the world
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| trad. (不知天高地厚)
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不知
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天高地厚
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| simp. #(不知天高地厚)
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不知
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天高地厚
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| Literally: “to not know the height of the heavens nor the depths of the earth”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
不知天高地厚
- to have an exaggerated opinion of one's abilities; to think one knows everything; to be ignorant
再不說了。那原是我小時不知天高地厚，信口胡說，如今再不敢說了。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
再不说了。那原是我小时不知天高地厚，信口胡说，如今再不敢说了。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]- From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18th century CE
- Zài bù shuō le. Nà yuánshì wǒ xiǎoshí bùzhītiāngāodìhòu, xìnkǒu húshuō, rújīn zài bùgǎn shuō le.
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如今年過知非，想起幼年這些不知天高地厚的話，真覺愧悔。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
如今年过知非，想起幼年这些不知天高地厚的话，真觉愧悔。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]- From: Wenkang, Ernü Yingxiongzhuan, 1878 CE
- Rújīn nián guò zhī fēi, xiǎngqǐ yòunián zhèxiē bùzhītiāngāodìhòu de huà, zhēn jiào kuì huǐ.
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Synonyms
References
- “不知天高地厚”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.