知之為知之，不知為不知，是知也 (zi1 zi1 wai4 zi1 zi1, bat1 zi1 wai4 bat1 zi1, si6 zi1 yaa5 | zhi1 zhi1 wei2 zhi1 zhi1, bu4 zhi1 wei2 bu4 zhi1, shi4 zhi1 ye3) : to admit that you know what you know, and admit what you don't know, that is to really know

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知之為知之，不知為不知，是知也

zi1 zi1 wai4 zi1 zi1, bat1 zi1 wai4 bat1 zi1, si6 zi1 yaa5

zhi1 zhi1 wei2 zhi1 zhi1, bu4 zhi1 wei2 bu4 zhi1, shi4 zhi1 ye3

to admit that you know what you know, and admit what you don't know, that is to really know; to be honest is to know

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

知之為知之，不知為不知，是知也 / 知之为知之，不知为不知，是知也

This word has been viewed 2176 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 11th Sep 2009 00:19 and last edited on 11th Sep 2009 21:47

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Characters in this word:

知 zi1 zi3 - know; knowledge; inform
之 zi1 - 's; of; it; this; go to; to
為 wai4 wai6 - do, act; serve as; be; for
知 zi1 zi3 - know; knowledge; inform
之 zi1 - 's; of; it; this; go to; to
， - (not in database)
不 bat1 - not; no; un-
知 zi1 zi3 - know; knowledge; inform
為 wai4 wai6 - do, act; serve as; be; for
不 bat1 - not; no; un-
知 zi1 zi3 - know; knowledge; inform
， - (not in database)
是 si6 - is
知 zi1 zi3 - know; knowledge; inform
也 jaa5 - also; (affirmative particle)

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