不知者無罪
Chinese
| ‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does something) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (不知者無罪) | 不知 | 者 | 無罪 | |
| simp. (不知者无罪) | 不知 | 者 | 无罪 | |
| Literally: “One who does not know is not guilty.” | ||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bùzhī zhě wúzuì
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄓㄜˇ ㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bùjhih jhě wúzuèi
- Wade–Giles: pu4-chih1 chê3 wu2-tsui4
- Yale: bù-jr̄ jě wú-dzwèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bujy jee wutzuey
- Palladius: бучжи чжэ уцзуй (bučži čžɛ uczuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bat1 zi1 ze2 mou4 zeoi6
- Yale: bāt jī jé mòuh jeuih
- Cantonese Pinyin: bat7 dzi1 dze2 mou4 dzoey6
- Guangdong Romanization: bed1 ji1 zé2 mou4 zêu6
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵ mou̯²¹ t͡sɵy̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
不知者無罪
- One who errs unknowingly need not be held responsible.
Synonyms
- 不知者不罪 (bùzhī zhě bù zuì)
Antonyms
- 知者有罪