明知 [－－]

Jyutping ming4 zi1
Pinyin míng zhī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to be fully aware of
  2. to know perfectly well
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    好​清楚​咁​知道​一​啲​嘢​；​通常​講一​啲​知道​咗​會​改變​人​嘅​決​定​嘅​嘢
    to know perfectly well; to be fully aware
    • 你明知佢係咁衰嘅，你都仲信佢？
      你明知佢系咁衰嘅，你都仲信佢？
      nei5 ming4 zi1 keoi5 hai6 gam3 seoi1 ge3, nei5 dou1 zung6 seon3 keoi5?
      You know full well that he's so mean, yet you still trusted him?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to know perfectly well; to be fully aware
  2. adv
    wittingly; intentionally; knowingly; deliberately
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    明知
    明知
    ming4 zi1
    • to be fully aware; to fully understand
  2. Cantonese
    佢明知人哋惊曱甴，仲呃人哋睇图，真系好仆街。
    佢明知人哋驚曱甴，仲呃人哋睇圖，真係好仆街。
    keoi5 ming4 zi1 jan4 dei6 geng1 gaat6 zaat2, zung6 ngaak1 jan4 dei6 tai2 tou4, zan1 hai6 hou2 puk1 gaai1.
    • He tricked her into opening that page with pictures of cockroaches, knowing that she's scared of them. He's such a jerk.
  3. Cantonese
    明知故犯，罪加一等啊！
    明知故犯，罪加一等啊！
    ming4 zi1 gu3 faan6, zeoi6 gaa1 jat1 dang2 aa3!
    • To knowingly violate the rules will further increase your (sense of) guilt.
  4. Cantonese
    阿明知道咗阿松啲履历系作大嘅，而家拆咗档。
    阿明知道咗阿松啲履歷係作大嘅，而家拆咗檔。
    aa3 ming4 zi1 dou3 zo2 aa3 cung4 di1 lei5 lik6 hai6 zok3 daai6 ge3, ji4 gaa1 caak3 zo2 dong3.
    • A-ming learnt that A-chung's resume involves much exaggeration. Now their cooperation has ended.
  5. Cantonese
    你明知佢哋两个拍拖，仲要走去做电灯胆，咁唔通气㗎！
    你明知佢哋兩個拍拖，仲要走去做電燈膽，咁唔通氣㗎！
    nei5 ming4 zi1 keoi5 dei6 loeng5 go3 paak3 to1, zung6 jiu3 zau2 heoi3 zou6 din6 dang1 daam2, gam3 m4 tung1 hei3 gaa3!
    • You knew they were on a date — so dense of you to join them.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    明知故问
    明知故問
    míng zhī gù wèn
    • to ask intentionally a question one already knows the answer to
  2. Mandarin
    任何汽车生化柴油供应商明知而供应或分发任何酯含量高于或低于汽车生化柴油标签上所显示的酯含量百分率超过1%的汽车生化柴油，即属犯罪，一经定罪，可处第5级罚款。
    任何汽車生化柴油供應商明知而供應或分發任何酯含量高於或低於汽車生化柴油標籤上所顯示的酯含量百分率超過1%的汽車生化柴油，即屬犯罪，一經定罪，可處第5級罰款。
    rèn hé qì chē shēng huà chái yóu gōng yìng shāng míng zhī ér gōng yìng huò fēn fā rèn hé zhǐ hán liàng gāo yú huò dī yú qì chē shēng huà chái yóu biāo qiān shàng suǒ xiǎn shì de zhǐ hán liàng bǎi fēn lǜ chāo guò １ ％ de qì chē shēng huà chái yóu ， jí shǔ fàn zuì ， yī jīng dìng zuì ， kě chù dì ５ jí fá kuǎn ．
    • Any motor vehicle biodiesel supplier who knowingly supplies or distributes any motor vehicle biodiesel containing an ester content that is more than 1% higher or lower than the percentage of ester content as indicated on the motor vehicle biodiesel label commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 5.
  3. Cantonese
    叫极佢都唔听，仲明知故犯。
    叫极佢都唔听，仲明知故犯。
    giu3 gik6 keoi5 dou1 m4 teng1, zung6 ming4 zi1 gu3 faan6.
    • He doesn't listen after being told many times, and he still knowingly does wrong.
  4. Mandarin
    他明知是必须这样做，但他不愿意做，他知规犯规！
    他明知是必須這樣做，但他不願意做，他知規犯規！
    tā míng zhī shì bì xū zhè yàng zuò ， dàn tā bù yuàn yì zuò ， tā zhī guī fàn guī ！
    • He already knows that it's necessary to do that, but he doesn't want to do it, so he already knows the rule, but he breaks it anyway!
  5. Mandarin
    明知不对，也不同他们作原则上的争论，任其下去，求得和平和亲热。或者轻描淡写地说一顿，不作彻底解决，保持一团和气。
    明知不對，也不同他們作原則上的爭論，任其下去，求得和平和親熱。或者輕描淡寫地説一頓，不作徹底解決，保持一團和氣。
    míng zhī bù duì ， yě bù tóng tā men zuò yuán zé shàng de zhēng lùn ， rèn qí xià qù ， qiú dé hé píng hé qīn rè ． huò zhě qīng miáo dàn xiě de shuō yī dùn ， bù zuò chè dǐ jiě jué ， bǎo chí yī tuán hé qì ．
    • To let things slide for the sake of peace and friendship when a person has clearly gone wrong, and refrain from principled argument. Or to touch on the matter lightly instead of going into it thoroughly, so as to keep on good terms.