知其一不知其二
Chinese
| to know; to be aware | his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) |
one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) |
two | |||
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| simp. and trad. (知其一不知其二) |
知 | 其 | 一 | 不知 | 其 | 二 | |
| alternative forms | 只知其一，不知其二 但知其一，不知其二 見其一未見其二／见其一未见其二 知其一未知其二 知其一不達其二／知其一不达其二 只知其一，不知其二 但知其一，不知其二 見其一未見其二／见其一未见其二 知其一未知其二 知其一不達其二／知其一不达其二 知其一未睹其二 | ||||||
Pronunciation
Idiom
知其一不知其二
- to know or understand only one aspect of a thing and be ignorant of the other; to know or understand something unilaterally or one-sidedly
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