只知其一，不知其二
zhǐ​zhī​qí​yī​bù​zhī​qí'èr

to know the first, but not the second

  • created sense approved 只知其一，不知其二 · zhǐ​zhī​qí​yī​bù​zhī​qí'èr · to know the first, but not the second — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    只知其一，不知其二

    zhǐ​zhī​qí​yī​bù​zhī​qí'èr

    to know the first, but not the second

    To know only one side of something without knowing the other; describes having an incomplete understanding of a situation or seeing a problem from a one-sided perspective

    只 (literal) → 只 · zhǐ · only 知 (literal) → 知 · zhī · to know 其一 (literal) → 其一 · qí​yī · the first; one of them ， (non_chinese) 不知 (literal) → 不知 · bù​zhī · not to know 其二 (literal) → 其二 · qí'èr · secondly

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