知其不可為而為之

Chinese

		to know; to be aware	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	cannot; should not; must not	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	's; him/her/it; this
trad. (知其不可為而為之)		知	其	不可	為	而	為	之
simp. (知其不可为而为之)		知	其	不可	为	而	为	之

Etymology

See 知其不可而為／知其不可而为 (zhī qí bùkě ér wéi).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhīqíbùkěwéi'érwéizhī

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄦˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ kei⁴ bat¹ ho² wai⁴ ji⁴ wai⁴ zi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhīqíbùkěwéi'érwéizhī
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄦˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihcíbùkěwéi-érwéijhih
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-chʻi²-pu⁴-kʻo³-wei²-êrh²-wei²-chih¹
    • Yale: jr̄-chí-bù-kě-wéi-ér-wéi-jr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jychyibukeeweierlweijy
    • Palladius: чжицибукэвэйэрвэйчжи (čžicibukɛvɛjɛrvɛjčži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi¹ kei⁴ bat¹ ho² wai⁴ ji⁴ wai⁴ zi¹
    • Yale: jī kèih bāt hó wàih yìh wàih jī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ kei⁴ bat⁷ ho² wai⁴ ji⁴ wai⁴ dzi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ kéi⁴ bed¹ ho² wei⁴ yi⁴ wei⁴ ji¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ jiː²¹ wɐi̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/

Idiom

知其不可為而為之

1. Synonym of 知其不可而為／知其不可而为 (zhī qí bùkě ér wéi, “to (stubbornly) do something even though one knows it is impossible”)