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不知就裡

简 不知就里 · 繁 不知就裡
Mandarin · pinyin bù zhī jiù lǐ

Meanings

  1. unaware of the inner workings
  2. naive
  3. unwitting
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Characters in this entry

不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
知
zhī · know, perceive, comprehend
就
jiù · just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near
裡
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里
lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
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4–1–4–3 · bu4 zhi1 jiu4 li3

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bat1 zi1 zau6 leoi5

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to not know the inside story; to be unfamiliar with the details of the situation

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