不识庐山真面目

不识庐山真面目
shíshānzhēnmiàn

lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain (idiom)

2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain (idiom)

    • We cannot recognize the true face of Mount Lu because we are in the middle of the mountain.

  2. adjective

    fig. can't see the forest for the trees

    • He really is unable to see the true picture because he's too caught up in the details.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.

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