不知者不罪

Chinese

		to not know; to have no idea of; to be ignorant of to not know; to have no idea of; to be ignorant of; to wonder if	‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth)	not; no	guilt; crime; fault guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin
simp. and trad. (不知者不罪)		不知	者	不	罪

Etymology

Literally: The one who does not know is not guilty.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bùzhī zhě bù zuì

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄓㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ zi¹ ze² bat¹ zeoi⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bùzhī zhě bù zuì [Phonetic: bùzhī zhě bú zuì]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄓㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bu4jy jee bu4 tzuey
  - IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ zi¹ ze² bat¹ zeoi⁶
  - Yale: bāt jī jé bāt jeuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ dzi¹ dze² bat⁷ dzoey⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ ji¹ zé² bed¹ zêu⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡ɕɵy̯²²/

Proverb

不知者不罪

One who errs unknowingly need not be held responsible.

Synonyms

不知者無罪

Antonyms

知者有罪

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