一般见识 Don't bother with him
Explanation
这个成语的意思是说:不要跟那些没有见识、不讲道理的人计较,即使对方说了不中听的话,也不要跟他争辩,以免浪费时间和精力。
The idiom means: don't bother with those who have no knowledge and no reason, even if they say something unpleasant, don't argue with them, so as not to waste time and energy.
Origin Story
在一个繁华的集市上,一位老先生正在摆摊售卖他精心制作的陶器。突然,一个路人走过,看到老先生的陶器,指着其中一个裂缝说道:“你这陶器怎么会有裂缝?太不值钱了!” 老先生笑着说:“老人家,您别生气,这只是一点小瑕疵,不影响使用,而且我还会根据裂缝的形状,把它修补成一个更美的图案呢!” 路人却依然不满,继续指责老先生的陶器,还说老先生是个骗子。老先生见状,叹了口气,不再理会路人,继续摆弄他的陶器。另一个路过的人,看到这一幕,走上前对老先生说:“您别跟这种人一般见识,他们不懂您的用心。” 老先生点了点头,笑着说:“您说得对,我应该专注于我的陶器,让它变得更加完美。”
In a bustling marketplace, an old man was selling his carefully crafted pottery. Suddenly, a passerby walked by, saw the old man's pottery, pointed to a crack in one of them and said,
Usage
一般见识常用于口语,表示不与对方计较,不跟对方争论,不把对方的话放在心上。
The idiom is often used in colloquial language, meaning that you don't want to argue with someone, don't want to argue with them, and don't take their words to heart.
Examples
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他说话那么难听,不跟他一般见识!
ta shuo hua na me nan ting, bu gen ta yi ban jian shi!
I won't bother with him!
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人家是好心,你就别跟他一般见识了!
ren jia shi hao xin, ni jiu bie gen ta yi ban jian shi le!
Don't take it personally, he meant well.
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犯点小错误就别跟他一般见识了。
fan dian xiao cuo wu jiu bie gen ta yi ban jian shi le.
Don't take offense at a small mistake.