不识时变

不識時變
bùshíshíbiàn
  1. to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
  2. not amenable to reason

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 不识 bùshí
  1. (literary) to fail to see; not to know; not to appreciate
  2. to fail to see; not to know; not to appreciate
=2 时 shí old variant of 时 shí
=2 时 shí
  1. o'clock
  2. time
  3. when
  4. hour
  5. season
  6. period
3 变 biàn
  1. to change
  2. to become different
  3. to transform
  4. to vary
  5. rebellion

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不识时务 bùshíshíwù
  1. to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
  2. not amenable to reason