大意失荆州大意失荊州

dà yi shī Jīng zhōu

Meaning

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

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大dàbig, great, vast, high, deep一人意yìthought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention音心失shīto lose; to make a mistake, to neglect丿夫荆jīngthorns, brambles; surname艹开刂州zhōustate, province, prefecture川