"知其然而不知其所以然" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʐän³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʐän³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: zhī qí rán ér bù zhī qí suǒyǐ rán [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄓ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄑㄧˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ ㄖㄢˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zhī qí rán ér bù zhī qí suǒyǐ rán [Phonetic:zhīqíránérbùzhīqísuóyǐrán] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jhih cí rán ér bù jhih cí suǒyǐ rán [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chih¹ chʻi² jan² êrh² pu⁴ chih¹ chʻi² so³-i³ jan² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jr̄ chí rán ér bù jr̄ chí swǒ-yǐ rán [Mandarin, Yale], jy chyi ran erl bu jy chyi suooyii ran [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чжи ци жань эр бу чжи ци сои жань [Mandarin, Palladius], čži ci žanʹ er bu čži ci soi žanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 知其然而不知其所以然
  1. to know the result without knowing the reason for the result Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-知其然而不知其所以然-zh-phrase-6bzJVTEC Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "glosses": [
        "to know the result without knowing the reason for the result"
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      "id": "en-知其然而不知其所以然-zh-phrase-6bzJVTEC",
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          "know",
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          "without",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhī qí rán ér bù zhī qí suǒyǐ rán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄑㄧˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ ㄖㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhī qí rán ér bù zhī qí suǒyǐ rán [Phonetic:zhīqíránérbùzhīqísuóyǐrán]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhih cí rán ér bù jhih cí suǒyǐ rán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chih¹ chʻi² jan² êrh² pu⁴ chih¹ chʻi² so³-i³ jan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jr̄ chí rán ér bù jr̄ chí swǒ-yǐ rán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jy chyi ran erl bu jy chyi suooyii ran"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжи ци жань эр бу чжи ци сои жань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čži ci žanʹ er bu čži ci soi žanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʐän³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: zhīqíránérbùzhīqísuóyǐrán]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʐän³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "知其然而不知其所以然"
}
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 所",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 然",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 知",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 而",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
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        "Pages with entries"
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      "glosses": [
        "to know the result without knowing the reason for the result"
      ],
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        ],
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          "result",
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "zhī qí rán ér bù zhī qí suǒyǐ rán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄑㄧˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ ㄖㄢˊ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhī qí rán ér bù zhī qí suǒyǐ rán [Phonetic:zhīqíránérbùzhīqísuóyǐrán]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhih cí rán ér bù jhih cí suǒyǐ rán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chih¹ chʻi² jan² êrh² pu⁴ chih¹ chʻi² so³-i³ jan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jr̄ chí rán ér bù jr̄ chí swǒ-yǐ rán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jy chyi ran erl bu jy chyi suooyii ran"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжи ци жань эр бу чжи ци сои жань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čži ci žanʹ er bu čži ci soi žanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʐän³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
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      "other": "[Phonetic: zhīqíránérbùzhīqísuóyǐrán]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʐän³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/"
    }
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