不识时变

Traditional form:

不識時變

Pinyin (reading):

bùshíshíbiàn

Definitions:

• to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
• not amenable to reason

Characters:

• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 识 - knowledge; to understand, to recognize, to know
• 时 - time, season; period, era, age
• 变 - to change, to transform, to alter; rebel

Traditional characters:

• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 識 - knowledge; to understand, to recognize, to know
• 時 - time, season; period, era, age
• 變 - to change, to transform, to alter; rebel