知根知底

Chinese

		to know; to be aware	radical (chem.); root; basis	to know; to be aware	background; bottom; base background; bottom; base; (possessive part.); (subor. part.)
trad. (知根知底)		知	根	知	底
simp. #(知根知底)		知	根	知	底

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhīgēnzhīdǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄍㄣ ㄓ ㄉㄧˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhīgēnzhīdǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄍㄣ ㄓ ㄉㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihgenjhihdǐ
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-kên¹-chih¹-ti³
    • Yale: jr̄-gēn-jr̄-dǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jygenjydii
    • Palladius: чжигэньчжиди (čžigɛnʹčžidi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

知根知底

1. to know intimately