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知
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Definitions
1. (literary) how is one to know?
Components
焉
yān
–
where
知
zhī
–
to know
Related Words
塞翁失马焉知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú
–
the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志
yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì
–
lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
焉知非福
yān zhī fēi fú
–
A blessing in disguise