不識廬山真面目

Chinese

to fail to see; not to know; not to appreciate Mount Lu, a famed mountain in northern Jiangxi, China. real; true; genuine face; look; appearance
trad. (不識廬山真面目) 不識 廬山 真 面目
simp. (不识庐山真面目) 不识 庐山 真 面目

Etymology

Literally: unable to recognize the true face of Mount Lu

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bùshí Lú Shān zhēn miànmù, bùshì Lú Shān zhēn miànmù
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄌㄨˊ ㄕㄢ ㄓㄣ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄌㄨˊ ㄕㄢ ㄓㄣ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): bat1 sik1 lou4 saan1 zan1 min6 muk6

Idiom

不識廬山真面目

  1. to not recognize someone when you see them (despite the fact that you should know who the person is)
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