曷知

曷知

Chinese

		why; how; when why; how; when; what; where	to know; to be aware
simp. and trad. (曷知)		曷	知
variant forms		阿災／阿灾 informal

Pronunciation

• Min Nan (POJ): a̍h-chai

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a̍h-chai
    • Tâi-lô: a̍h-tsai
    • Phofsit Daibuun: aqzay
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /a(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡saɪ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /a(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡saɪ⁴⁴/

Adverb

曷知

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) who would have thought; little did one know; how was one to know

Phrase

曷知

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien, rhetorical question) how would [someone] know; [someone] doesn't know

Synonyms

• (Mandarin) 怎知 (zěnzhī)
• (Mandarin, Hakka) 哪知 (nǎzhī)
• (Cantonese) 點知／点知