粵

殊syu4不bat1知zi1

syu4 bat1 zi1shū bù zhī

English

  1. little imagined
  2. scarcely realized
  3. who would have thought; unexpectedly

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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