生而知之
shēng'ér​zhī​zhī

innate knowledge

  • created reference approved 生而知之 → 学而知之/學而知之 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    生而知之 shēng'ér​zhī​zhī

    学而知之 / 學而知之 xué'ér​zhī​zhī

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 生而知之 · shēng'ér​zhī​zhī · innate knowledge — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    生而知之

    shēng'ér​zhī​zhī

    innate knowledge

    To be born with knowledge; describes someone who is naturally gifted or brilliant without needing to be taught.

    生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · to be born 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 知 (literal) → 知 · zhī · to know 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · it

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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