不得而知
Chinese
and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
to know; to be aware | |||
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| simp. and trad. (不得而知) |
不得 | 而 | 知 | |
Etymology
- 夫陽子惡訕上者，惡為人臣招其君之過而以為名者，故雖諫且議，使人不得而知焉。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 8th century, Han Yu, 《爭臣論》
- Fū yáng zǐ è shàn shàng zhě, è wèi rén chén zhāo qí jūn zhī guò ér yǐ wèi míng zhě, gù suī jiàn qiě yì, shǐ rén bùdé'érzhī yān. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
夫阳子恶讪上者，恶为人臣招其君之过而以为名者，故虽谏且议，使人不得而知焉。 [MSC, simp.]
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): bùdé'érzhī
- (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄓ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): bat1 dak1 ji4 zi1
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): put-tit-lî-ti
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bùdé'érzhī
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄓ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bùdé-érjhih
- Wade–Giles: pu4-tê2-êrh2-chih1
- Yale: bù-dé-ér-jr̄
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: budererljy
- Palladius: будээрчжи (budɛerčži)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bat1 dak1 ji4 zi1
- Yale: bāt dāk yìh jī
- Cantonese Pinyin: bat7 dak7 ji4 dzi1
- Guangdong Romanization: bed1 deg1 yi4 ji1
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jiː²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: put-tit-lî-ti
- Tâi-lô: put-tit-lî-ti
- Phofsit Daibuun: putditli'dy
- IPA (Xiamen): /put̚³²⁻⁴ tit̚³²⁻⁴ li²⁴⁻²² ti⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /put̚⁵⁻²⁴ tit̚⁵⁻²⁴ li²⁴⁻²² ti³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /put̚³²⁻⁵ tit̚³²⁻⁵ li¹³⁻²² ti⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /put̚³²⁻⁴ tit̚³²⁻⁴ li²⁴⁻¹¹ ti⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /put̚³²⁻⁴ tit̚³²⁻⁴ li²³⁻³³ ti⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Idiom
不得而知