不知

Chinese

		not; no	to know; to be aware
simp. and trad. (不知)		不	知

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùzhī

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ zi¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): put-tî
• Min Nan (POJ): put-ti

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: bùzhī
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bujy
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùjhih
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: bat¹ zi¹
    • Yale: bāt jī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ dzi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ ji¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: put-tî
    • Hakka Romanization System: bud` di´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bud⁵ di¹
    • Sinological IPA: /put̚² ti²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: put-ti
    • Tâi-lô: put-ti
    • Phofsit Daibuun: putdy
    • IPA (Xiamen): /put̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /put̚⁵⁻²⁴ ti³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /put̚³²⁻⁵ ti⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /put̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /put̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴/

Verb

不知

1. to not know; to have no idea of; to be ignorant of

   不知其中奧妙 / 不知其中奥妙  ―  bùzhī qízhōng àomiào  ―  to be ignorant of the marvels therein

   唉，我不知何時再能與他相見。 [MSC, trad.]
   唉，我不知何时再能与他相见。 [MSC, simp.]

   Ài, wǒ bùzhī héshí zài néng yǔ tā xiàngjiàn. [Pinyin]

   Alas, I do not know when I will see him again.

2. to wonder if (as used in a question or request)

Synonyms

• (not know):

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Synonyms of 不知

• 𣍐仈／𫧃仈 (Min Dong)
• 不知道 (bùzhīdào)
• 不懂 (bùdǒng)
• 不明 (bùmíng) (literary)
• 不解 (bùjiě)
• 唔知 (Cantonese)

• 毋知 (Min Nan, Hakka)
• 毋知影 (Min Nan)
• 母雞／母鸡 (mǔjī) (slang, neologism, humorous)
• 生份 (Min Nan)
• 生疏 (shēngshū)
• 陌生 (mòshēng)

Antonyms

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Antonyms of 不知

• 了解 (liǎojiě)
• 懂 (dǒng)
• 懂得 (dǒngde)
• 把握 (bǎwò)
• 掌握 (zhǎngwò)
• 明白 (míngbai)
• 明瞭／明了 (míngliǎo)
• 曉得／晓得 (xiǎode)
• 會悟／会悟 (huìwù) (literary)
• 洞悉 (dòngxī)
• 清亮 (qīngliàng) (mainland China)
• 清楚 (qīngchu)
• 熟似 (Min Nan)
• 熟悉 (shúxī)
• 熟稔 (shúrěn) (literary)
• 熟識／熟识 (shúshí)
• 理會／理会 (lǐhuì)
• 理解 (lǐjiě)
• 瞭悟／了悟 (liǎowù) (literary)

• 瞭然／了然 (liǎorán)
• 知影 (Min Nan)
• 知悉 (zhīxī) (literary)
• 知曉／知晓 (zhīxiǎo)
• 知識／知识 (zhīshí) (literary)
• 知道 (zhīdào)
• 覺悟／觉悟 (juéwù)
• 覺醒／觉醒 (juéxǐng)
• 認識／认识 (rènshi)
• 諳曉／谙晓 (ānxiǎo) (literary)
• 貫通／贯通 (guàntōng)
• 通曉／通晓 (tōngxiǎo)
• 通達／通达 (tōngdá)
• 醒悟 (xǐngwù)
• 開悟／开悟 (kāiwù) (literary)
• 領悟／领悟 (lǐngwù)
• 領會／领会 (lǐnghuì)
• 領略／领略 (lǐnglüè)

Derived terms

• 三月不知肉味 (sān yuè bùzhī ròu wèi)
• 不知不覺／不知不觉 (bùzhībùjué)
• 不知凡幾／不知凡几 (bùzhīfánjǐ)
• 不知天高地厚 (bùzhī tiāngāodìhòu)
• 不知好歹 (bùzhīhǎodǎi)
• 不知就裡／不知就里
• 不知所云 (bùzhīsuǒyún)

• 不知所措 (bùzhīsuǒcuò)
• 不知所終／不知所终
• 不知死活 (bùzhī sǐhuó)
• 不知者不罪 (bùzhī zhě bù zuì)
• 不知進退／不知进退 (bùzhījìntuì)
• 強不知以為知／强不知以为知 (qiǎng bùzhī yǐwéi zhī)
• 殊不知 (shūbùzhī)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
不	知
ふ Grade: 4	ち Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

不 (ふ) (fu, “not”) + 知 (ち) (chi, “know”)

Noun

不知 (hiragana ふち, rōmaji fuchi)

1. ignorance (not knowing)
2. ignorance (lacking intelligence)

Synonyms

• 無 (む)知 (ち) (muchi)

Derived terms

• 不知 (しらぬ)火 (い) (shiranui)
• 作者不知

References

• 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN