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[bùdé'érzhī]
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

不得而知 [bùdé'érzhī]

1. [Chinese idiom] unknown; unable to find out

作者是谁，不得而知。

The name of the author is unknown.

情况如何，不得而知。

We are unable to find out how things stand.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

不得而知 [bùdé'érzhī]

1. 没有办法知道；不知道。

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Examples

作者是谁，不得而知。: The name of the author is unknown. → 不得而知
情况如何，不得而知。: We are unable to find out how things stand. → 不得而知
局外人不得而知: unknown to an outsider → 局外人
结果若何，还不得而知。: The outcome is not known yet. or I'm unable to find out how things have come out. → 若何

Word Decomposition

不 [bù]	+	得 [de]	+	而 [ér]	+	知 [zhī]

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