明知故問

See also: 明知故问

Chinese

		to know perfectly well; to be fully aware; wittingly to know perfectly well; to be fully aware; wittingly; intentionally; knowingly; deliberately	happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old	to ask
trad. (明知故問)		明知	故	問
simp. (明知故问)		明知	故	问

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): míngzhīgùwèn

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ㄍㄨˋ ㄨㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ zi¹ gu³ man⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: míngzhīgùwèn
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ㄍㄨˋ ㄨㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: míngjhihgùwùn
    • Wade–Giles: ming²-chih¹-ku⁴-wên⁴
    • Yale: míng-jr̄-gù-wèn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingjyguhwenn
    • Palladius: минчжигувэнь (minčžiguvɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ wən⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ming⁴ zi¹ gu³ man⁶
    • Yale: mìhng jī gu mahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ dzi¹ gu³ man⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ ji¹ gu³ men⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ kuː³³ mɐn²²/

Idiom

明知故問

1. to ask intentionally a question one already knows the answer to