See 知之為知之，不知為不知 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"zh-pron": "jhih jhih wéi jhih jhih, bù jhih wéi bù jhih"
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"zh-pron": "chih¹ chih¹ wei² chih¹ chih¹, pu⁴ chih¹ wei² pu⁴ chih¹"
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"zh-pron": "jr̄ jr̄ wéi jr̄ jr̄-, bù jr̄ wéi bù jr̄"
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"zh-pron": "чжи чжи вэй чжи чжи"
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"zh-pron": "бу чжи вэй бу чжи"
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"zh-pron": "čži čži vɛj čži čži"
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"zh-pron": "bu čži vɛj bu čži"
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"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/",
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"word": "知之為知之，不知為不知"
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