得知

Chinese

		get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	to know; to be aware
simp. and trad. (得知)		得	知
anagram		知得

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dézhī

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄜˊ ㄓ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dak¹ zi¹
• Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁷teq-tsy₁ / ⁷teq ¹tsyu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dézhī
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄜˊ ㄓ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: déjhih
    • Wade–Giles: tê²-chih¹
    • Yale: dé-jr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: derjy
    • Palladius: дэчжи (dɛčži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dak¹ zi¹
    • Yale: dāk jī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dak⁷ dzi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: deg¹ ji¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐk̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai, Chongming)
    • Wugniu: ⁷teq-tsy₁
    • MiniDict: teh^入 tsy^平
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴teq-tsr₁
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /təʔ³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Chongming): /təʔ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵⁵/
  • (Northern: Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ⁷teq ¹tsyu
    • MiniDict: teh^入 tsyu^平
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /təʔ⁴³ t͡sz̩ʷ⁴⁴/

Verb

得知

1. to know of; to learn of; to hear about; to find out; to be informed about
2. (rhetorical) how would [someone] know

   • 巴東之峽生淩凘，彼蒼回軒人得知。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     巴东之峡生凌凘，彼苍回轩人得知。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 8th century, Du Fu, 相和歌辭·後苦寒行

     Bādōng zhī xiá shēng língsī, bǐcāng huíxuān rén dézhī. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. (Wu, often in the negative or interrogative) to notice; to perceive; to detect

   • 俚搿人嘸啥弄頭個，勿得知好咾恘呀。 [Suzhounese, trad.]
     俚搿人呒啥弄头个，勿得知好咾恘呀。 [Suzhounese, simp.]

     From: 1993, Li Rong, 蘇州方言詞典, page 267

     ¹li ⁸geq ²gnin ²m-sa₅ ⁶lon-deu₂-keq₇ ⁷feq-teq₇ ¹tsyu ³hau-lau₀ ¹chieu-ia₀ [Wugniu]

     That person ought not to be meddled with, it's hard to tell if they have good intentions or not.

   • 小囡打床浪滾下去，我睏着勒弗寧得知。 [Shadi Wu, trad.]
     小囡打床浪滚下去，我困着勒弗宁得知。 [Shadi Wu, simp.]

     From: 2014, Zhang Huiying, 崇明方言大詞典

     The child has rolled off the bed; I was asleep and did not notice.

4. (Shadi Wu) to care for; to cherish; to be considerate towards someone

   • 大人為夷吃子交關苦，夷也得知殺個。 [Shadi Wu, trad.]
     大人为夷吃子交关苦，夷也得知杀个。 [Shadi Wu, simp.]

     From: 2014, Zhang Huiying, 崇明方言大詞典

     Her parents have gone through a lot for her, and she cares for them very much.

Synonyms

• (to know):
• (literary) 得悉 (déxī)
• 獲悉／获悉 (huòxī)

Dialectal synonyms of 知道 (“to know (something)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		知
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		知道, 知曉
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	知道
	Taiwan	知道
	Harbin	知道
	Malaysia	知道, 知, 懂 slang
	Singapore	知道, 知, 懂 slang
	Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)	知道
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	知道
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	知道
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	知道
	Wanrong	曉得
	Xi'an	知道
	Xuzhou	知道
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	知道
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	曉得, 知道, 懂了
	Wuhan	曉得, 找得到
	Guiyang	曉得
	Guilin	曉得, 曉得信
	Liuzhou	曉得
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	知道, 曉得
	Yangzhou	曉得
	Hefei	曉得
	Chuzhou	曉得
	Huanggang	曉得
Cantonese	Guangzhou	知, 知道, 曉
	Hong Kong	知, 知道
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	知
	Macau	知
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	知, 曉
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	知道
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	知
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	知
	Foshan	知
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	知
	Foshan (Shunde)	知
	Foshan (Sanshui)	知道
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	知道
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	知
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	知
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	知
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	知
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	知
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	知, 知隨
	Taishan	知隨
	Kaiping (Chikan)	知, 知隨
	Enping (Niujiang)	知
	Dongguan	知, 知道
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	知
	Qingyuan	知
	Fogang	曉得
	Yingde (Hanguang)	知道
	Yangshan	曉, 知, 知得
	Lianshan (Butian)	曉
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	曉知
	Shaoguan	知
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	知道
	Renhua	曉得, 知
	Lechang	知
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	知道
	Sihui	知道, 知
	Guangning	知
	Deqing	知道
	Huaiji	知
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	知
	Yunfu	知道
	Xinxing	知道
	Luoding	知
	Yunan (Pingtai)	知
	Yangjiang	知, 知得
	Xinyi	知
	Lianjiang	知
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	知, 知道
	Singapore (Guangfu)	知, 知道
Gan	Nanchang	曉得
	Pingxiang	曉得
Hakka	Meixian	知, 知得, 曉得
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	知
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	知, 知道
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	知
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	知
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	知得
	Yudu	曉得
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	知, 知得
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	知, 知得
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	知, 知得
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	知, 知得, 知著
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	知, 知得
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	知
	Senai (Huiyang)	知
	Kuching (Hepo)	知
Huizhou	Jixi	曉得
Jin	Taiyuan	知道, 曉得
	Xinzhou	知道
Northern Min	Jian'ou	得知, 曉得
	Songxi	學得
	Zhenghe	學得
	Jianyang	曉識
	Wuyishan	曉識
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	捌, 捌傳, 曉
	Fuzhou (Changle)	捌
	Lianjiang	捌
	Fuqing	捌
	Pingtan	捌, 會曉
	Yongtai	捌, 曉
	Minqing	捌
	Gutian	捌
	Pingnan	捌傳
	Luoyuan	捌傳
	Fu'an	捌傳
	Ningde	捌傳
	Xiapu	曉得
	Zherong	曉得
	Zhouning	曉得
	Fuding	曉得
Southern Min	Xiamen	知, 知影, 知頭, 知機
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	知
	Quanzhou	知, 知影, 知頭, 知機
	Jinjiang	知影
	Nan'an	知影
	Shishi	知影
	Hui'an	知影
	Anxi	知影
	Yongchun	知影
	Dehua	知影
	Zhangzhou	知, 知影, 知頭
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	知影
	Hua'an	知影
	Nanjing	知影
	Pinghe	知影
	Zhangpu	知影
	Yunxiao	知影
	Zhao'an	知影, 知
	Dongshan	知影
	Taipei	知影
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	知影
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	知影
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	知影
	Kaohsiung	知影
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	知影
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	知影
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	知影
	Yilan (Toucheng)	知影
	Kinmen	知, 知影
	Penghu (Magong)	知, 知影
	Penghu (Xiyu)	知, 知影
	Penang (Hokkien)	知, 知影
	Singapore (Hokkien)	知, 知影
	Manila (Hokkien)	知, 知影
	Longyan	知
	Zhangping	知
	Datian	知, 曉
	Chaozhou	知
	Shantou	知
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	知
	Jieyang	知, 知影, 知影跡
	Haifeng	知
	Bangkok (Teochew)	知
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	知
	Singapore (Teochew)	知
	Leizhou	知
	Wenchang	知
	Haikou	知
	Qionghai	知
	Singapore (Hainanese)	知
Puxian Min	Putian	知曉
	Xianyou	知曉
Central Min	Yong'an	得知
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	得知
	Sanming (Shaxian)	得知
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	知道
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	曉得
Wu	Shanghai	曉得
	Shanghai (Chongming)	曉得
	Suzhou	曉得
	Wuxi	曉得
	Hangzhou	曉得
	Ningbo	曉得
	Wenzhou	曉得
	Lishui	曉得
	Jinyun	曉得, 得知
	Jinhua	曉得, 曉著
Xiang	Changsha	曉得
	Loudi	曉得
	Shuangfeng	曉得

Adverb

得知

1. (Wu, regional, including some Suburban Shanghainese Wu) I don't know; I wonder if

   得知伊明朝樁事體辦得成功𠳝。 [Northern Wu, trad.]
   得知伊明朝桩事体办得成功𠳝。 [Northern Wu, simp.]

   I wonder if everything will go well with her procedures tomorrow.

Related terms

• 篤知／笃知