lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom) / fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
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rational knowledge
slight knowledge of sth / superficial acquaintance with a subject / a smattering
lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
see 人盡皆知|人尽皆知[]
real knowledge
penetrating insight
top secret / hush-hush
a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
scientific knowledge
to find out about / to discover
close female friend / confidante
lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom) / fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything / a word to the wise
to know that one is in the wrong (idiom)
old acquaintance / former friend
instinctive understanding, esp. of ethical issues (idiom) / untrained, but with an inborn sense of right and wrong / innate moral sense
If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.
benighted (idiom) / ignorant
close male friend / confidant
"the short-lived cicada knows nothing of spring or autumn" (from the Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[]) / (fig.) to have a limited perspective
to be known to everyone
(idiom) to examine tiny clues to know general trends / to deduce the whole story from small traces
see 見微知著|见微知著[]
to consider sb as close friend (idiom) / to take into one's confidence
cognitive dissonance
cognitive psychology
cognitive warfare
cognitive neuropsychology
God knows... / Who would have imagined...?
see 見微知著|见微知著[]
understood by everyone (idiom) / well known / a household name
just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true heart (proverb)
to live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom) / not to know when one is well off
to go astray and to not know how to get back on the right path (idiom)
to get back on the right path / to mend one's ways
notification / notice / ticket / receipt
known far and wide
known far and wide (idiom)
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