殊不知
syu4 bat1 zi1shū bù zhī
English
- little imagined
- scarcely realized
- who would have thought; unexpectedly
粵語 — Cantonese
- 即係點知;冇估計、意料之外
Examples
我以為佢未結婚,殊不知佢連仔都生埋㗎嗱?
I thought that she is not yet married. Who would have thought she has a child already?
我諗住做晒份功課先瞓,殊不知我十點就瞓咗。
I intended to finish my homework before going to bed, but I fell asleep at 10.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk