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誰知道

简谁知道 · 繁誰知道

Mandarin · pinyin shéi zhī dào

God knows...
Who would have imagined...?

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誰: shuí · shéi · who? whom? whose? anyone?
知: zhī · know, perceive, comprehend
道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
谁: shéi · who? whom? whose? anyone?

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2–1–4 · shei2 zhi1 dao4

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(rhetorical question) who knows

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