大意失荆州
Traditional form:
大意失荊州
Pinyin (reading):
dàyishī Jīngzhōu
Definitions:
- lit. to lose Jingzhou due to carelessness (idiom)
- fig. to suffer a major setback due to negligence
Characters:
- 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep
- 意 - thought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention
- 失 - to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
- 荆 - thorns, brambles; surname
- 州 - state, province, prefecture
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