bù shí Lú shān zhēn miàn mù

Traditional: 不識廬山真面目

不识庐山真面目 (bù shí Lú shān zhēn miàn mù) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain (idiom); fig. can't see the forest for the trees”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain (idiom)
  2. 2fig. can't see the forest for the trees

Characters in 不识庐山真面目

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