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哪知

Mandarin · pinyin nǎ zhī

who would have imagined?
unexpectedly

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哪: nǎ · which? where? how?
知: zhī · know, perceive, comprehend

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3–1 · na3 zhi1

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adv

who would have thought; little did one know; how was one to know

phrase

(rhetorical question) how would [someone] know; [someone] doesn't know

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