大意失荆州

dà yi shī jīng zhōu

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to lose Jingzhou due to carelessness (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. to suffer a major setback due to negligence

Child Words of 大意失荆州

大
dà

big; large; great

大
dài

see 大夫[dài fu]

大意
dà yì

general idea

大意
dà yi

careless

州
zhōu

prefecture

失
shī

to lose

意
yì

idea

荆
jīng

chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus)

荆州
jīng zhōu

Jingzhou prefecture-level city on Changjiang in Hubei