得知

Chinese

Pronunciation

Verb

得知

1. to know of; to learn of; to hear about; to find out; to be informed about
2. (rhetorical) how would know

   • 巴東之峽生淩凘，彼蒼回軒人得知。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     巴东之峡生凌凘，彼苍回轩人得知。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 8th century, Du Fu, 相和歌辭·後苦寒行

     Bādōng zhī xiá shēng língsī, bǐcāng huíxuān rén dézhī.

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. (Wu, often in the negative or interrogative) to notice; to perceive; to detect

   • 俚搿人嘸啥弄頭個，勿得知好咾恘呀。 [Suzhounese, trad.]
     俚搿人呒啥弄头个，勿得知好咾恘呀。 [Suzhounese, simp.]

     From: 1993, Li Rong, 蘇州方言詞典, page 267

     ¹li ⁸geq ²gnin ²m-sa₅ ⁶lon-deu₂-keq₇ ⁷feq-teq₇ ¹tsyu ³hau-lau₀ ¹chieu-ia₀ [Wugniu]

     That person ought not to be meddled with, it's hard to tell if they have good intentions or not.

   • 小囡打床浪滾下去，我睏着勒弗寧得知。 [Shadi Wu, trad.]
     小囡打床浪滚下去，我困着勒弗宁得知。 [Shadi Wu, simp.]

     From: 2014, Zhang Huiying, 崇明方言大詞典

     The child has rolled off the bed; I was asleep and did not notice.

4. (Shadi Wu) to care for; to cherish; to be considerate towards someone

   • 大人為夷吃子交關苦，夷也得知殺個。 [Shadi Wu, trad.]
     大人为夷吃子交关苦，夷也得知杀个。 [Shadi Wu, simp.]

     From: 2014, Zhang Huiying, 崇明方言大詞典

     Her parents have gone through a lot for her, and she cares for them very much.

Synonyms

• (to know):
• (literary) 得悉 (déxī)
• 獲悉／获悉 (huòxī)

Adverb

得知

1. (Wu, regional, including some Suburban Shanghainese Wu) I don't know; I wonder if

   得知伊明朝樁事體辦得成功𠳝。 [Northern Wu, trad.]
   得知伊明朝桩事体办得成功𠳝。 [Northern Wu, simp.]

   I wonder if everything will go well with her procedures tomorrow.

Related terms

• 篤知／笃知