1 lit. unable to distinguish eldest brother from second brother (idiom); they are all equally excellent
2 nothing to choose between them
不知丁董
bù zhī Dīng Dǒng
1 forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom)
2 unheeding the lessons of the past
付之丙丁
fù zhī bǐng dīng
1 to burn down (idiom)
千里马常有，而伯乐不常有
qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér Bó Lè bù cháng yǒu
1 lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom)
2 fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
目不识丁
mù bù shí dīng
1 lit. the eye cannot recognize the letter T (idiom); totally illiterate