點知

Chinese

		point; dot; (decimal) point point; dot; (decimal) point; o'clock; (measure word)	to know; to be aware
trad. (點知)		點	知
simp. (点知)		点	知

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dim² zi¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dim² zi¹
    • Yale: dím jī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dim² dzi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: dim² ji¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːm³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/

Adverb

點知

1. (Cantonese) who would have thought; little did one know; how was one to know

Phrase

點知

1. (Cantonese, rhetorical question) how would [someone] know; [someone] doesn't know

Synonyms

• (Mandarin) 誰料／谁料
• (Mandarin) 怎知 (zěnzhī)
• (Mandarin, Hakka) 哪知 (nǎzhī)
• (Hokkien) 曷知
• (Cantonese) 點不知／点不知