粵

明ming4知zi1

ming4 zi1míng zhī

English

  1. to be fully aware of
  2. to know perfectly well
  3. to know perfectly well; to be fully aware

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 好清楚咁知道一啲嘢;通常講一啲知道咗會改變人嘅決定嘅嘢

Examples

  • 明知山有虎,別去明知山。

    Knowing That the Mountain has tigers, so don't go to Knowing That the Mountain.

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  • 你明知佢係咁衰嘅,你都仲信佢?

    You know full well that he's so mean, yet you still trusted him?

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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