知其一不知其二
Chinese
to know; to be aware his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)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 wonder ifhis; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth 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
知其一未睹其二
Pronunciation
Idiom
知其一不知其二
- 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