殊不知 (syu4 bat1 zi1 | shu1 bu4 zhi1) : little did I know; never did I imagine

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殊不知

syu4 bat1 zi1

shu1 bu4 zhi1

Synonyms: [1] 點不知 [2] 料不到

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

殊不知

This word has been viewed 2879 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bernard on 9th Jun 2008 13:17 and last edited on 30th Aug 2012 04:20

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Characters in this word:

殊 syu4 - different; outstanding; extremely
不 bat1 - not; no; un-
知 zi1 zi3 - know; knowledge; inform

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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
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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