知其然而不知其所以然

Chinese

		to know; to be aware	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to something preceding it)	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	not; no	to know; to be aware	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to something preceding it)	therefore; so; consequently	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (知其然而不知其所以然)		知	其	然	而	不	知	其	所以	然
simp. #(知其然而不知其所以然)		知	其	然	而	不	知	其	所以	然

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhī qí rán ér bù zhī qí suǒyǐ rán

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄑㄧˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ ㄖㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhī qí rán ér bù zhī qí suǒyǐ rán [Phonetic: zhīqíránérbùzhīqísuóyǐrán]
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄑㄧˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ ㄖㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhih cí rán ér bù jhih cí suǒyǐ rán
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹ chʻi² jan² êrh² pu⁴ chih¹ chʻi² so³-i³ jan²
    • Yale: jr̄ chí rán ér bù jr̄ chí swǒ-yǐ rán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jy chyi ran erl bu jy chyi suooyii ran
    • Palladius: чжи ци жань эр бу чжи ци сои жань (čži ci žanʹ er bu čži ci soi žanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʐän³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/

Idiom

知其然而不知其所以然

1. to know the result without knowing the reason for the result