zhī​qí​rán'ér​bù​zhī​qí​suǒ​yǐ​rán

to know the result but not the cause

Senses

知其然而不知其所以然 zhī​qí​rán'ér​bù​zhī​qí​suǒ​yǐ​rán to know the result but not the cause

A saying meaning to know that something is the case without knowing why it is so; to understand the what but not the why.

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