「知其然,不知其所以然」
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Pronunciation: | zi1 kei4 jin4 bat1 zi1 kei4 so2 ji5 jin4 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
知 to know; knowledge; to realise; to understand; to inform 其 he; his; her; its; their 然 yet; but; however; nevertheless 不 no; negator; not 知 to know; knowledge; to realise; to understand; to inform 其 he; his; her; its; their 所 that((grammatical word)); place; site 以 based on; take...as...; with; by means of; to take ... (as); to use; to regard ... as; according to; with reference to 然 yet; but; however; nevertheless |
Part of Speech: | expression |
Explanation: |
know the hows but not the whys
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