點知 (dim2 zi1) — "for all I know...", "God knows..." in Cantonese
dimˊ²點ziˉ¹知简 点知
Mandarin Pinyin: dian3 zhi1
Meaning of 點知
noun"for all I know...", "God knows..."
Example Sentences with 點知
年卅晚同家人喺度𨅝檯腳, 點知得咁啱男朋友又預訂咗情人節喺呢度食燭光晚餐。
I had my reunion dinner with my family here on Chinese New Year's Eve. Little did I know that my boyfriend made a reservation to have our candlelight dinner in this same place on Valentine's day.
隨口講佢著衫獨沽一味，點知佢借啲意隔日就買反一櫃嘅新衫
I was merely commenting she's always wearing the same clothes; little did I know that she would use it as an opportunity to buy herself a whole cupboard of new clothes the next day.
keoiˏ₅佢jiˏ₅以waiˎ₄為jingˎ₄贏ngaang6,硬，dimˊ²點ziˉ¹知neiˏ₅你jauˏ₅有zoengˉ¹張loengˎ₄良gai3,計，ngoˏ₅我jauˏ₅有gwo˗₃過coengˎ₄牆tai1.梯。
He thought he'd definitely win, but little did he know, you have a plan and I have a countermeasure.
jatˉ¹一hoiˉ¹開ciˊ²始houˊ²好ging6,勁，dimˊ²點ziˉ¹知jauˏ₅有tauˎ₄頭wai1,威，mouˏ₅冇meiˏ₅尾zan6.陣。
Started off strong, but ended up being all talk and no action.
jiˏ₅以waiˎ₄為houˊ²好naan4,難，dimˊ²點ziˉ¹知tiuˎ₄條mingˍ₆命zing3.正。
Thought it was hard, but surprisingly life is good.
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