知其不可為而為之
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[edit]to know; to be aware | his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) |
cannot; should not; must not | because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become |
and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become |
's; him/her/it; this | ||
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trad. (知其不可為而為之) | 知 | 其 | 不可 | 為 | 而 | 為 | 之 | |
simp. (知其不可为而为之) | 知 | 其 | 不可 | 为 | 而 | 为 | 之 |
Etymology
[edit]See 知其不可而為/知其不可而为 (zhī qí bùkě ér wéi).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄦˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhihcíbùkěwéi-érwéijhih
- Wade–Giles: chih1-chʻi2-pu4-kʻo3-wei2-êrh2-wei2-chih1
- Yale: jr̄-chí-bù-kě-wéi-ér-wéi-jr̄
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jychyibukeeweierlweijy
- Palladius: чжицибукэвэйэрвэйчжи (čžicibukɛvɛjɛrvɛjčži)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zi1 kei4 bat1 ho2 wai4 ji4 wai4 zi1
- Yale: jī kèih bāt hó wàih yìh wàih jī
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi1 kei4 bat7 ho2 wai4 ji4 wai4 dzi1
- Guangdong Romanization: ji1 kéi4 bed1 ho2 wei4 yi4 wei4 ji1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ jiː²¹ wɐi̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]知其不可為而為之
- Synonym of 知其不可而為/知其不可而为 (zhī qí bùkě ér wéi, “to (stubbornly) do something even though one knows it is impossible”)
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- Chinese terms derived from the Analects