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不可知論

简不可知论 · 繁不可知論

Mandarin · pinyin bù kě zhī lùn

agnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that some questions about the universe are in principle unanswerable

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly
知: zhī · know, perceive, comprehend
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论: lùn · debate; discuss; discourse

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4–3–1–4 · bu4 ke3 zhi1 lun4

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(religion) agnosticism

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