知zi1碇deng6

zi1 deng6zhī dìnginferred

English

to know what one is doing; to know one's place; to understand the rules of the game

粵語 — Cantonese

知道自己嘅地位或者職責；知道是非輕重；知道規則、潛規則，唔會亂嚟

Examples

買棺材唔知埞
to have no idea what one is provoking
徒手捉條毒蛇？佢真係唔知埞。
Catching a poisonous snake with bare hands? He really does not know what he is doing.
你知唔知埞呀？咁同我大佬講嘢？
Do you know your place? How dare you speak to the boss in such a tone?

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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