| text | 知之爲知之， 不知爲不知， 是知也。 |
|---|---|
| header | 句子 |
| text-pinyin | 知之爲知之[zhī zhī wéi zhī zhī]， 不知爲不知[bù zhī wéi bù zhī]， 是知也[shì zhī yě]。 |
| englishtrans | When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it;—this is knowledge. (Literally: know-it do know-it, not-know do not-know, this is knowing.) |
| notes | Pattern: X之 = X他/她/它; direct object of verb |
| src | Analects 2.17 |
| frontnotes | 是[shì] - "this," "truly," or "moral/right," not "to be/is/are" as in Modern Standard Mandarin |
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