知影

Chinese

		to know; to be aware	picture; image; reflection picture; image; reflection; shadow
simp. and trad. (知影)		知	影
alternative forms		知樣／知样 知已 哉影

Pronunciation

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chai-iáⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zai¹ ian²

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chai-iáⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tsai-iánn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zai'viar
    • IPA (Singapore): /t͡sai⁴⁴⁻²² iã⁴²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sai⁴⁴⁻³³ iã⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /t͡sai³³ iã⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sai⁴⁴⁻³³ iã⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sai⁴⁴⁻²² iã⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zai¹ ian²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsai iáⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sai³³⁻²³ ĩã⁵²/

Verb

知影

1. (Hokkien, Teochew) to know

   • 心內艱苦跟辛酸，阿母攏知影。 [Hokkien, trad.]
     心内艰苦跟辛酸，阿母拢知影。 [Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2016, 黃明志和他媽 (Namewee ft. His Mom), 《老母》 ("Mother")

     Sim-lāi kan-khó͘ kah sim-sng, a-bú lóng chai-iáⁿ. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     All the pain that you are going through; mum understands it all.

Synonyms

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• 了解 (liǎojiě)
• 佔有／占有 (zhànyǒu)
• 分曉／分晓 (fēnxiǎo)
• 參悟／参悟 (cānwù)
• 悟 (wù) (literary, or in compounds)
• 懂 (dǒng)
• 懂得 (dǒngde)
• 打生 (Wenzhounese)
• 把握 (bǎwò)
• 掌握 (zhǎngwò)
• 明 (ming⁴) (Cantonese)
• 明白
• 明瞭／明了 (míngliǎo)
• 曉得／晓得 (xiǎode)
• 會悟／会悟 (huìwù) (literary)
• 洞悉 (dòngxī)
• 清亮 (mainland China)
• 清楚
• 熟似 (Hokkien)
• 熟悉 (shúxī)
• 熟稔 (shúrěn) (literary)
• 熟識／熟识 (shúshí)
• 理會／理会 (lǐhuì)
• 理解 (lǐjiě)
• 瞭悟／了悟 (liǎowù) (literary)
• 知悉 (zhīxī) (literary)
• 知曉／知晓 (zhīxiǎo)
• 知識／知识 (zhīshí) (literary)
• 知道
• 覺／觉
• 覺悟／觉悟 (juéwù)
• 覺醒／觉醒 (juéxǐng)
• 認識／认识
• 諳曉／谙晓 (ānxiǎo) (literary)
• 諳達／谙达 (āndá) (literary)
• 貫通／贯通 (guàntōng)
• 通曉／通晓 (tōngxiǎo)
• 通解 (tōngjiě) (literary)
• 通達／通达 (tōngdá)
• 達／达 (literary, or in compounds)
• 醒悟 (xǐngwù)
• 開悟／开悟 (kāiwù) (literary)
• 領悟／领悟 (lǐngwù)
• 領會／领会 (lǐnghuì)
• 領略／领略 (lǐnglüè)

 

Dialectal synonyms of 知道 (“to know (something)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		知
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		知道, 知曉
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	知道
	Taiwan	知道
	Harbin	知道
	Malaysia	知道, 知, 懂 slang
	Singapore	知道, 知, 懂 slang
	Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)	知道
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	知道
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	知道
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	知道
	Wanrong	曉得
	Xi'an	知道
	Xuzhou	知道
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	知道
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	曉得, 知道, 懂了
	Wuhan	曉得, 找得到
	Guiyang	曉得
	Guilin	曉得, 曉得信
	Liuzhou	曉得
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	知道, 曉得
	Yangzhou	曉得
	Hefei	曉得
	Chuzhou	曉得
	Huanggang	曉得
Cantonese	Guangzhou	知, 知道, 曉
	Hong Kong	知, 知道
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	知
	Macau	知
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	知, 曉
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	知道
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	知
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	知
	Foshan	知
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	知
	Foshan (Shunde)	知
	Foshan (Sanshui)	知道
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	知道
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	知
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	知
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	知
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	知
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	知
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	知, 知隨
	Taishan	知隨
	Kaiping (Chikan)	知, 知隨
	Enping (Niujiang)	知
	Dongguan	知, 知道
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	知
	Qingyuan	知
	Fogang	曉得
	Yingde (Hanguang)	知道
	Yangshan	曉, 知, 知得
	Lianshan (Butian)	曉
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	曉知
	Shaoguan	知
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	知道
	Renhua	曉得, 知
	Lechang	知
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	知道
	Sihui	知道, 知
	Guangning	知
	Deqing	知道
	Huaiji	知
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	知
	Yunfu	知道
	Xinxing	知道
	Luoding	知
	Yunan (Pingtai)	知
	Yangjiang	知, 知得
	Xinyi	知
	Lianjiang	知
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	知, 知道
	Singapore (Guangfu)	知, 知道
Gan	Nanchang	曉得
	Pingxiang	曉得
Hakka	Meixian	知, 知得, 曉得
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	知
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	知, 知道
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	知
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	知
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	知得
	Yudu	曉得
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	知, 知得
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	知, 知得
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	知, 知得
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	知, 知得, 知著
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	知, 知得
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	知
	Senai (Huiyang)	知
	Kuching (Hepo)	知
Huizhou	Jixi	曉得
Jin	Taiyuan	知道, 曉得
	Xinzhou	知道
Northern Min	Jian'ou	得知, 曉得
	Songxi	學得
	Zhenghe	學得
	Jianyang	曉識
	Wuyishan	曉識
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	捌, 捌傳, 曉
	Fuzhou (Changle)	捌
	Lianjiang	捌
	Fuqing	捌
	Pingtan	捌, 會曉
	Yongtai	捌, 曉
	Minqing	捌
	Gutian	捌
	Pingnan	捌傳
	Luoyuan	捌傳
	Fu'an	捌傳
	Ningde	捌傳
	Xiapu	曉得
	Zherong	曉得
	Zhouning	曉得
	Fuding	曉得
Southern Min	Xiamen	知, 知影, 知頭, 知機
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	知
	Quanzhou	知, 知影, 知頭, 知機
	Jinjiang	知影
	Nan'an	知影
	Shishi	知影
	Hui'an	知影
	Anxi	知影
	Yongchun	知影
	Dehua	知影
	Zhangzhou	知, 知影, 知頭
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	知影
	Hua'an	知影
	Nanjing	知影
	Pinghe	知影
	Zhangpu	知影
	Yunxiao	知影
	Zhao'an	知影, 知
	Dongshan	知影
	Taipei	知影
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	知影
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	知影
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	知影
	Kaohsiung	知影
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	知影
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	知影
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	知影
	Yilan (Toucheng)	知影
	Kinmen	知, 知影
	Penghu (Magong)	知, 知影
	Penghu (Xiyu)	知, 知影
	Penang (Hokkien)	知, 知影
	Singapore (Hokkien)	知, 知影
	Manila (Hokkien)	知, 知影
	Longyan	知
	Zhangping	知
	Datian	知, 曉
	Chaozhou	知
	Shantou	知
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	知
	Jieyang	知, 知影, 知影跡
	Haifeng	知
	Bangkok (Teochew)	知
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	知
	Singapore (Teochew)	知
	Leizhou	知
	Wenchang	知
	Haikou	知
	Qionghai	知
	Singapore (Hainanese)	知
Puxian Min	Putian	知曉
	Xianyou	知曉
Central Min	Yong'an	得知
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	得知
	Sanming (Shaxian)	得知
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	知道
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	曉得
Wu	Shanghai	曉得
	Shanghai (Chongming)	曉得
	Suzhou	曉得
	Wuxi	曉得
	Hangzhou	曉得
	Ningbo	曉得
	Wenzhou	曉得
	Lishui	曉得
	Jinyun	曉得, 得知
	Jinhua	曉得, 曉著
Xiang	Changsha	曉得
	Loudi	曉得
	Shuangfeng	曉得

Further reading

• (Min Nan) “Entry #4424”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.