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to know; to be aware
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's; him/her/it; this
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because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become |
to know; to be aware
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not; no
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to know; to be aware
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because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become |
not; no
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to know; to be aware
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Etymology
From the Analects, Book 2 (《論語·爲政》):
子曰：「由！誨女知之乎？知之為知之，不知為不知，是知也。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
子曰：「由！诲女知之乎？知之为知之，不知为不知，是知也。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐyuē: “Yóu! Huì rǔ zhì zhī hū? Zhī zhī wèi zhī zhī, bùzhī wèi bùzhī, shì zhì yě.”
- The Master said, "You, shall I teach you what knowledge is? When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge."
Pronunciation
Proverb
知之為知之，不知為不知
- You either know it or you don't (don't pretend to know it if you don't).