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想當然

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See also: 想当然

Chinese

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to think; to believe; to suppose
to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss
 
of course; surely; ex officio
trad. (想當然) 當然
simp. (想当然) 当然

Etymology

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From a quote by Eastern Han politician Kong Rong. He once satirized someone's deed by fabricating a similar story in ancient history. When questioned about the authenticity of his story, he answered:

[Literary Chinese, trad.]
[Literary Chinese, simp.]
From: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5th century CE
Yǐ jīn duó zhī, xiǎng dāng rán ěr. [Pinyin]
I saw what happened in our day and thought it must have been so.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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想當然

  1. to take something for granted