Heaven knows; who knows (dialect)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesexpression
Heaven knows; God knows; who knows
dialectUsed in dialects (especially Wu dialect regions like Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Southwestern Mandarin) to express that the speaker does not know or is uncertain about something. Often used rhetorically to emphasize that something is unknowable.
Tiān天
xiǎo晓
de得
tā他
pǎo跑
dào到
nǎ哪
lǐ里
qù去
le了
。
Heaven knows where he ran off to.
Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
tiān天
xiǎo晓
de得
shì是
zhēn真
shì是
jiǎ假
。
Who knows if this matter is true or false.
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Tiān天
xiǎo晓
de得
wǒ我
yǒu有
duō多
lèi累
。
God knows how tired I am.