點知 (dim2 zi1 | ) : "for all I know...", "God knows..."

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點知

dim2 zi1

"for all I know...", "God knows..."

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

點知

This word was added by bybell on 4th Nov 2008 22:58

Characters in this word:

點 dim2 - dot; point; [粵] how
知 zi1 zi3 - know, understand, comprehend

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隨口講佢著衫獨沽一味，點知佢借啲意隔日就買反一櫃嘅新衫粵
I was merely commenting she's always wearing the same clothes; little did I know that she would use it as an opportunity to buy herself a whole cupboard of new clothes the next day.

年卅晚同家人喺度𨅝檯腳, 點知得咁啱男朋友又預訂咗情人節喺呢度食燭光晚餐。粵
I had my reunion dinner with my family here on Chinese New Year's Eve. Little did I know that my boyfriend made a reservation to have our candlelight dinner in this same place on Valentine's day.

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