"知其不可而為之" meaning in Chinese

See 知其不可而為之 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡siː⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ jiː²¹ wɐi̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/, /t͡siː⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ jiː²¹ wɐi̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: zhīqíbùkě'érwéizhī [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄓ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄦˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zi¹ kei⁴ bat¹ ho² ji⁴ wai⁴ zi¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], zhīqíbùkě'érwéizhī [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jhihcíbùkě-érwéijhih [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chih¹-chʻi²-pu⁴-kʻo³-êrh²-wei²-chih¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jr̄-chí-bù-kě-ér-wéi-jr̄ [Mandarin, Yale], jychyibukeeerlweijy [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чжицибукээрвэйчжи [Mandarin, Palladius], čžicibukɛervɛjčži [Mandarin, Palladius], jī kèih bāt hó yìh wàih jī [Cantonese, Yale], dzi¹ kei⁴ bat⁷ ho² ji⁴ wai⁴ dzi¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ji¹ kéi⁴ bed¹ ho² yi⁴ wei⁴ ji¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: See 知其不可而為/知其不可而为 (zhī qí bùkě ér wéi). Etymology templates: {{zh-l|知其不可而為}} 知其不可而為/知其不可而为 (zhī qí bùkě ér wéi) Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 知其不可而為之
  1. 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”) Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 知其不可而為 [synonym, synonym-of], 知其不可而为 [synonym, synonym-of]

Download JSON data for 知其不可而為之 meaning in Chinese (3.4kB)

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "知其不可而為"
      },
      "expansion": "知其不可而為/知其不可而为 (zhī qí bùkě ér wéi)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "See 知其不可而為/知其不可而为 (zhī qí bùkě ér wéi).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "知其不可而為之",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with language name categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with language name categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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”)"
      ],
      "id": "en-知其不可而為之-zh-phrase-MEzAO0tK",
      "links": [
        [
          "知其不可而為",
          "知其不可而為#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "知其不可而为",
          "知其不可而为#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "stubborn",
          "stubborn"
        ],
        [
          "impossible",
          "impossible"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "extra": "(zhī qí bùkě ér wéi, “to (stubbornly) do something even though one knows it is impossible”)",
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "知其不可而為"
        },
        {
          "extra": "(zhī qí bùkě ér wéi, “to (stubbornly) do something even though one knows it is impossible”)",
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "知其不可而为"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhīqíbùkě'érwéizhī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄦˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zi¹ kei⁴ bat¹ ho² ji⁴ wai⁴ zi¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhīqíbùkě'érwéizhī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhihcíbùkě-érwéijhih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chih¹-chʻi²-pu⁴-kʻo³-êrh²-wei²-chih¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jr̄-chí-bù-kě-ér-wéi-jr̄"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jychyibukeeerlweijy"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжицибукээрвэйчжи"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžicibukɛervɛjčži"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jī kèih bāt hó yìh wàih jī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzi¹ kei⁴ bat⁷ ho² ji⁴ wai⁴ dzi¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji¹ kéi⁴ bed¹ ho² yi⁴ wei⁴ ji¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ jiː²¹ wɐi̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ jiː²¹ wɐi̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "知其不可而為之"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "知其不可而為"
      },
      "expansion": "知其不可而為/知其不可而为 (zhī qí bùkě ér wéi)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "See 知其不可而為/知其不可而为 (zhī qí bùkě ér wéi).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "知其不可而為之",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese entries with language name categories using raw markup",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms derived from the Analects",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Chinese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "知其不可而為",
          "知其不可而為#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "知其不可而为",
          "知其不可而为#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "stubborn",
          "stubborn"
        ],
        [
          "impossible",
          "impossible"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "extra": "(zhī qí bùkě ér wéi, “to (stubbornly) do something even though one knows it is impossible”)",
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "知其不可而為"
        },
        {
          "extra": "(zhī qí bùkě ér wéi, “to (stubbornly) do something even though one knows it is impossible”)",
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "知其不可而为"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhīqíbùkě'érwéizhī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄦˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zi¹ kei⁴ bat¹ ho² ji⁴ wai⁴ zi¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhīqíbùkě'érwéizhī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhihcíbùkě-érwéijhih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chih¹-chʻi²-pu⁴-kʻo³-êrh²-wei²-chih¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jr̄-chí-bù-kě-ér-wéi-jr̄"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jychyibukeeerlweijy"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжицибукээрвэйчжи"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžicibukɛervɛjčži"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jī kèih bāt hó yìh wàih jī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzi¹ kei⁴ bat⁷ ho² ji⁴ wai⁴ dzi¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji¹ kéi⁴ bed¹ ho² yi⁴ wei⁴ ji¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ jiː²¹ wɐi̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ jiː²¹ wɐi̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "知其不可而為之"
}
{
  "called_from": "pronunciations/296/20230324",
  "msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: '(Standard Chinese)⁺'",
  "path": [
    "知其不可而為之"
  ],
  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "",
  "title": "知其不可而為之",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "pronunciations/296/20230324",
  "msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: '(Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺'",
  "path": [
    "知其不可而為之"
  ],
  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "",
  "title": "知其不可而為之",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Chinese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-29 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (9d9fc81 and db5a844). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.