殊不知

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Chinese

unique
to not know; to have no idea of; to be ignorant of
to not know; to have no idea of; to be ignorant of; to wonder if
 
trad. (殊不知) 不知
simp. #(殊不知) 不知

Pronunciation


Verb

殊不知

  1. to have been scarcely imagined, expected or realised

Usage notes

This Chinese verb can often be translated into the English phrase who would have thought that...