不識廬山真面目 [－识庐－－－－]

Jyutping bat1 sik1 lou4 saan1 zan1 min6 muk6
Pinyin bù shì lú shān zhēn miàn mù

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to not recognize the full picture or true nature of something because one only has a partial understanding of it

不識廬山真面目 [－识庐－－－－]

Jyutping bat1 sik1 lou4 saan1 zan1 min6 muk6
Pinyin bù shí lú shān zhēn miàn mù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain (idiom)
  2. fig. can't see the forest for the trees
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to not recognize the full picture or true nature of something because one only has a partial understanding of it