大意失荆州

to lose Jingzhou due to carelessness (idiom) / to suffer a major setback due to negligence

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

see 大夫[dai4 fu5]

big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

general idea / main idea

careless

Italy / Italian / abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]

idea / meaning / thought / to think / wish / desire / intention / to expect / to anticipate

Italy; Italian (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])

to lose / to miss / to fail

chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus) / alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2]

Jingzhou prefecture-level city on Changjiang in Hubei

prefecture / (old) province / (old) administrative division / state (e.g. of US) / oblast (Russia) / canton (Switzerland)