4 characters Idiom and proverb 3 223

Learning Chinese starts simple with characters, advances to words, and peaks with idioms. Explore the free idiom 「不知好歹」 here, with meaning and examples.

This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「不知好歹」, with its definition and usage detailed below.

don’t know whether it’s good or bad. It usually refers to the inability to appreciate other people’s kindness.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

bù zhī hǎo dǎi

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

bat1 ji1 hou2 daai2

There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.