accustomed without awareness
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to be so accustomed to something that one fails to notice its problems
literaryOften used to describe a state of complacency where long-term exposure to a situation leads to blindness toward its flaws or dangers. Derived from Mencius.
Duì对
yú于
shēn身
biān边
de的
làng浪
fèi费
xiàn现
xiàng象
，
dà大
jiā家
zǎo早
yǐ已
xí习
yān焉
bù不
chá察
。
Everyone has long been so accustomed to the waste around them that they no longer notice it.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
cuò错
wù误
cún存
zài在
yǐ已
jiǔ久
，
rén人
men们
xí习
yān焉
bù不
chá察
。
This error has existed for so long that people have become blind to it.
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Wǒ我
men们
yào要
jǐng警
tì惕
xí习
yān焉
bù不
chá察
de的
má麻
bì痹
sī思
xiǎng想
。
We must guard against the complacent mindset of becoming blind to the obvious.
Tā他
duì对
zhè这
lǐ里
de的
bù不
biàn便
zhī之
chù处
xí习
yān焉
bù不
chá察
，
fǎn反
ér而
jué觉
de得
newcomers
tàin
tiāoe
tīw
c
o
m
e
r
s
太
挑
剔
。
He is so used to the inconveniences here that he doesn't notice them, instead thinking that newcomers are too picky.