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知其一不知其二 (zi1 kei4 jat1 bat1 zi1 kei4 ji6) — know one-side of the story; knowing half truths in Cantonese

ziˉ¹知keiˎ₄其jatˉ¹一batˉ¹不ziˉ¹知keiˎ₄其jiˍ₆二
Mandarin Pinyin: zhi1 qi2 yi1 bu4 zhi1 qi2 er4

Meaning of 知其一不知其二

nounknow one-side of the story; knowing half truths

Characters in 知其一不知其二

知zi1
know; understand; be aware of
其kei4
used as rhetorical word to form a four-character expression
一jat1
one; a; an; the
不bat1
not; no; un-
二ji6
second; twice

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