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不知天高地厚 (bat1 zi1 tin1 gou1 dei6 hau5) — not know the immensity of heaven and earth - have an exaggerated opinion of one's abilities in Cantonese

batˉ¹不ziˉ¹知tinˉ¹天gouˉ¹高deiˍ₆地hauˏ₅厚
Mandarin Pinyin: bu4 zhi1 tian1 gao1 di4 hou4

Meaning of 不知天高地厚

nounnot know the immensity of heaven and earth - have an exaggerated opinion of one's abilities

Characters in 不知天高地厚

不bat1
not; no; un-
知zi1
know; understand; be aware of
天tin1
/tin1/
高gou1
of a high level or degree; above the average
地dei6
earth; land; soil; ground
厚hau5
favour; stress

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