身在寶山不識寶
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to fail to see or use the valuable things or people close at hand
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Saying俗语俗語
Idiom惯用语 · Widely known
- Literally
- standing on a mountain of treasure without recognising the treasure
- Meaning
- Having valuable things or people close by but failing to see or use them. Mildly critical.
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