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Home / Idiom / 不识好歹

unable to tell good from bad (idiom) · undiscriminating

不识好歹
bù shí hǎo dǎi
b+ù·4th tonesh+í·2nd toneh+ǎo·3rd toned+ǎi·3rd tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
fail to appreciate sb's kindness · not know how to appreciate favors不识抬举bù shí tái jǔto confuse black and white · to say that black is white · fig. not to distinguish right from wrong混淆黑白hùn xiáo hēi báiunable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)是非不分shì fēi bù fēnunable to differentiate good from bad (idiom) · not to know what's good for one · unable to recognize others' good intentions不知好歹bù zhī hǎo dǎi
Antonyms
to distinguish right from wrong (idiom)是非分明shì fēi fēn míng
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