Chinese

		careless; negligent	to lose; to miss; to fail	Jingzhou City
trad. (大意失荊州)		大意	失	荊州
simp. (大意失荆州)		大意	失	荆州

Idiom

大意失荊州

1. to have a temporary lapse in judgement that results in a major defeat; make a bad call and lose the farm

   我們絕對不能因輕敵而大意失荊州。 [MSC, trad.]

   我们绝对不能因轻敌而大意失荆州。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒmen juéduì bùnéng yīn qīngdí ér dàyì shī Jīngzhōu. [Pinyin]

   We absolutely must not regard the enemy too lightly, and thereby make a bad call and lose the farm.