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Definition 2024

焉知

焉知

Chinese

		where; how	to know; to be aware
simp. and trad. (焉知)		焉	知

Adverb

焉知

(literary) how is one to know that

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yānzhī

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢㄓ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin¹ zi¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: yānzhī
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢㄓ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ianjy
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
    ^edit
    ^edit
    焉知
    胭脂
    閼氏／阏氏
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin¹ zi¹
  - Yale: yīn jī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin¹ dzi¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːn⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/