焉知 (jin1 zi1 | yan1 zhi1) : how is one to know

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焉知

jin1 zi1

yan1 zhi1

[literary] how is one to know

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This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

焉知

This word has been viewed 1782 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by yuetwoh on 31st Dec 2013 21:05 and last edited on 21st Apr 2015 02:01

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Characters in this word:

焉 jin4 jin1 - here; this; only after; how; where
知 zi1 zi3 - know; knowledge; inform

1 compounds containing this word:

塞翁失馬,焉知非福 - misfortune may be a blessing in disguise

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

胭脂 jin1 zi1 yan1 zhi5 = rouge

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Decimal representation of this word: 焉知

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