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殊不知
syu4 bat1 zi1
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little did i know; never did i imagine Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word was added by bernard on 9th Jun 2008 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 |
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殊
syu4
- [1] different; special; unusual; strange [2] d 不 bat1 - no, not; un-; negative prefix 知 zi1 zi3 - know, understand, comprehend |
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Showing 1 example containing 殊不知 
我以為有個攝影師做男朋友，佢一定會幫我影好多靚相，殊不知佢一張相都冇幫我影過。 粵
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I had the idea that by having a photographer as boyfriend, I would have many of my pictures taken. Little did I know that none of the photographs were of me. |
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