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三不知

Mandarin · pinyin sān bù zhī

to know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end
to know nothing at all

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三: sān · three
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
知: zhī · know, perceive, comprehend

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1–4–1 · san1 bu4 zhi1

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saam1 bat1 zi1

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