不識廬山真面目

1. • lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain (idiom)
2. • fig. can't see the forest for the trees

Character by character

• 不(bù)no
• 識(shí)know
• 廬(lú)surname Lu
• 山(shān)surname Shan
• 真(zhēn)really
• 面(miàn)face
• 目(mù)eye