calibre2001 Posted May 28, 2010 at 10:42 PM Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 at 10:42 PM I'm wondering what would be the closest English equivalent of this 哪知. Some samples below. Also is it 哪知 or 那知? A book I'm reading using traditional characters uses the latter. 哪知，神以美物充满他们的房屋。但恶人所谋定的离我好远 岂有一件事人能指着说，这是新的。哪知，在我们以前的世代，早已有了。 哪知，三天后的正午，父亲便出现在了炽热的校园门口，肩上还扛着一箱注射用的生理盐水、葡萄糖之类的药剂。 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd6883 Posted May 28, 2010 at 11:01 PM Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 at 11:01 PM Who would have thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Horhe Posted May 29, 2010 at 12:38 AM Report Share Posted May 29, 2010 at 12:38 AM 哪知 means "who would have known", "who would have thought". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wang Yao Posted May 29, 2010 at 02:51 PM Report Share Posted May 29, 2010 at 02:51 PM If you directly translate it, you can kind of see 哪 as "who" and 知 as "knew" = "who knew?/who would have thought?" :V That's how I'd remember it, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calibre2001 Posted July 2, 2010 at 10:43 PM Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 at 10:43 PM Thanks. I think the colloquial mandarin equivalent is 沒想到 right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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