不得而知 in Chinese

IPA: /pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jiː²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /put̚³²⁻⁴ tit̚³²⁻⁴ li²⁴⁻²² ti⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /put̚⁵⁻²⁴ tit̚⁵⁻²⁴ li²⁴⁻²² ti³³/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /put̚³²⁻⁵ tit̚³²⁻⁵ li¹³⁻²² ti⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /put̚³²⁻⁴ tit̚³²⁻⁴ li²⁴⁻¹¹ ti⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /put̚³²⁻⁴ tit̚³²⁻⁴ li²³⁻³³ ti⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/, /pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jiː²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/, /put̚³²⁻⁴ tit̚³²⁻⁴ li²⁴⁻²² ti⁴⁴/, /put̚⁵⁻²⁴ tit̚⁵⁻²⁴ li²⁴⁻²² ti³³/, /put̚³²⁻⁵ tit̚³²⁻⁵ li¹³⁻²² ti⁴⁴/, /put̚³²⁻⁴ tit̚³²⁻⁴ li²⁴⁻¹¹ ti⁴⁴/, /put̚³²⁻⁴ tit̚³²⁻⁴ li²³⁻³³ ti⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: bùdé'érzhī [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄓ [Mandarin, bopomofo], bat¹ dak¹ ji⁴ zi¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], put-tit-lî-ti, bùdé'érzhī [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], bùdé-érjhih [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], pu⁴-tê²-êrh²-chih¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], bù-dé-ér-jr̄ [Mandarin, Yale], budererljy [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], будээрчжи [Mandarin, Palladius], budɛerčži [Mandarin, Palladius], bāt dāk yìh jī [Cantonese, Yale], bat⁷ dak⁷ ji⁴ dzi¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], bed¹ deg¹ yi⁴ ji¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], put-tit-lî-ti [Hokkien, POJ], put-tit-lî-ti [Hokkien, Tai-lo], putditli'dy [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 不得而知

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        "to be unable to know or find out; to remain unknown; to be unable to ascertain"
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      "zh-pron": "bùdé'érzhī"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄓ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "bat¹ dak¹ ji⁴ zi¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "put-tit-lî-ti"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "bùdé'érzhī"
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      "tags": [
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "bùdé-érjhih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pu⁴-tê²-êrh²-chih¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bù-dé-ér-jr̄"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "budererljy"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "будээрчжи"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "budɛerčži"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bāt dāk yìh jī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bat⁷ dak⁷ ji⁴ dzi¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bed¹ deg¹ yi⁴ ji¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jiː²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "put-tit-lî-ti"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "put-tit-lî-ti"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "putditli'dy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/put̚³²⁻⁴ tit̚³²⁻⁴ li²⁴⁻²² ti⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ tit̚⁵⁻²⁴ li²⁴⁻²² ti³³/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
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    {
      "ipa": "/put̚³²⁻⁵ tit̚³²⁻⁵ li¹³⁻²² ti⁴⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/put̚³²⁻⁴ tit̚³²⁻⁴ li²⁴⁻¹¹ ti⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/put̚³²⁻⁴ tit̚³²⁻⁴ li²³⁻³³ ti⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jiː²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/put̚³²⁻⁴ tit̚³²⁻⁴ li²⁴⁻²² ti⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ tit̚⁵⁻²⁴ li²⁴⁻²² ti³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/put̚³²⁻⁵ tit̚³²⁻⁵ li¹³⁻²² ti⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/put̚³²⁻⁴ tit̚³²⁻⁴ li²⁴⁻¹¹ ti⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/put̚³²⁻⁴ tit̚³²⁻⁴ li²³⁻³³ ti⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "不得而知"
}

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      "zh-pron": "bùdé'érzhī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄓ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bat¹ dak¹ ji⁴ zi¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "put-tit-lî-ti"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùdé'érzhī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùdé-érjhih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "pu⁴-tê²-êrh²-chih¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bù-dé-ér-jr̄"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "будээрчжи"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "budɛerčži"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bāt dāk yìh jī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bat⁷ dak⁷ ji⁴ dzi¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bed¹ deg¹ yi⁴ ji¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jiː²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "put-tit-lî-ti"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "put-tit-lî-ti"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "putditli'dy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/put̚³²⁻⁴ tit̚³²⁻⁴ li²⁴⁻²² ti⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ tit̚⁵⁻²⁴ li²⁴⁻²² ti³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/put̚³²⁻⁵ tit̚³²⁻⁵ li¹³⁻²² ti⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/put̚³²⁻⁴ tit̚³²⁻⁴ li²⁴⁻¹¹ ti⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/put̚³²⁻⁴ tit̚³²⁻⁴ li²³⁻³³ ti⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jiː²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/put̚³²⁻⁴ tit̚³²⁻⁴ li²⁴⁻²² ti⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ tit̚⁵⁻²⁴ li²⁴⁻²² ti³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/put̚³²⁻⁵ tit̚³²⁻⁵ li¹³⁻²² ti⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/put̚³²⁻⁴ tit̚³²⁻⁴ li²⁴⁻¹¹ ti⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/put̚³²⁻⁴ tit̚³²⁻⁴ li²³⁻³³ ti⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "不得而知"
}

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"不得而知" meaning in Chinese

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