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知其不可而為之, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
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Chinese
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to know; to be aware
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his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to something preceding it) |
cannot; should not; must not
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and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become |
's; him/her/it; this
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| trad. (知其不可而為之/知其不可而爲之)
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知
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其
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不可
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而
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為/爲
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之
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| simp. (知其不可而为之)
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知
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其
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不可
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而
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为
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之
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Etymology
See 知其不可而為／知其不可而为 (zhī qí bùkě ér wéi).
Pronunciation
Idiom
知其不可而為之
- synonym of 知其不可而為 / 知其不可而为 (zhī qí bùkě ér wéi, “to (stubbornly) do something even though one knows it is impossible”)