知其一不知其二

Chinese

to know; to be aware
his; her; its
his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to something preceding it)
 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
to not know; to have no idea of; to be ignorant of
to not know; to have no idea of; to be ignorant of; to wonder if
 
his; her; its
his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to something preceding it)
 
 two
simp. and trad.
(知其一不知其二) 		知 其 一 不知 其 二
alternative forms
只知其一，不知其二
但知其一，不知其二
見其一未見其二／见其一未见其二
知其一未知其二
知其一不達其二／知其一不达其二
只知其一，不知其二
但知其一，不知其二
見其一未見其二／见其一未见其二
知其一未知其二
知其一不達其二／知其一不达其二
知其一未睹其二
 

Pronunciation

Idiom

知其一不知其二

  1. to know or understand only one aspect of a thing and be ignorant of the other; to know or understand something unilaterally or one-sidedly
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