天高地厚 (tiān gāo de) — (idiom) profound (as of favor, love); immensity of the universe; (idiom, in negative) 不知天高地厚 — to not know one's place; to be arrogantly ignorant
Definition
Idiom meaning 'the vastness of heaven and earth.' Almost always used in the negative 不知天高地厚 to scold someone for being arrogantly ignorant of their place.
idiom
profound (as of favor, love)immensity of the universe(idiom, in negative) 不知天高地厚 — to not know one's placeto be arrogantly ignorant
Examples
- 天高地厚。Fù mǔ duì wǒ de ēn qíng zhēn shì tiān gāo de.My parents' kindness to me is truly as vast as heaven and earth.
- ，天高地厚。Tā jū rán gǎn dǐng zhuàng lǎo bǎn, zhēn shì bù zhī dào tiān gāo de.He actually dared to talk back to the boss — he really doesn't know his place.
- ，天高地厚。Zhǐ yǒu jīng lì guò fēng yǔ, cái zhī dào tiān gāo de.Only after going through storms do you understand the immensity of the world.
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